Aurora Vision Solution Overview June 2012

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Relevance of PV Monitoring Performance Ratio

California Energy Commission: 67% PR

Frauenhofer: 73% PR

PVWATTS: 77%

PPA Press Release: 85% PR

Difference of ~$2M per MW over life of system


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Lost Energy Detection - Case Study

Commercial rooftop

system

4 years operationwith Inverter-levelonly

Converted to string-monitoring

Before

After

67%

PR

82%

PR


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Aurora Vision Unified Solution

Unified Plant

Management

Power-One

Sales andSupport

Expertise and

Design Support

Power-One

World Class

Manufacturing

Aurora Vision

Hardware

Aurora Vision

Software

Silicon Valley

Technical

Center ofExcellence

Fat Spaniel Software

Features

MYPVDATA SoftwareFeatures

SolarMagic Hardware


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Breadth and Width of Aurora Vision Solution

Residential. Commercial Utility

Unified Monitoring Architecture

Design Support

Data Loggers

Communication HW

Data Hosting & API

Software as a Service

Revenue-Grade Metering

Weather Stations

Smart Combiners

Agency Reporting

3rdParty HW Support

On-Site Commissioning

Support

Bankability

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Residential Monitoring Solutions


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Local Monitoring

Lowest cost monitoring -

~$100 Connects to homeowners

laptop or desktop via adapter

Free Aurora Communicator

software Rich data set

Voltage/current for each MPPT block

Lifetime, Today, Last 7 days, Last Month,Last 30 Days, Last 365 Days

Grid voltage, current, frequency, & powertransferred to the grid

Serial Number/Code, production week, Firmwarerevision code

Order as PVI-USB-RS485-232


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Easy InstallationStep 1: Wire RS485 to inverter

Step 2: Connect to internet Step 3: Plug into AC outlet

Internet


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Easy Provisioning

One time only: Call Power-One Tech Support (877-261-1374) and establish an Aurora Vision Login

For each install

1. Create the site

2. Associate data logger serial number to that site

3. Share the plant and provide the URL to the homeowner


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Remote Residential Monitoring Overview

Order as VSN-MGR-RES-P1-US

~$600 solution Data logger provides 30-days buffering

Includes hardware, license for inverter(s), datahosting/software for 10 years

Installer gets O&M view Tracking of fleet and equipment performance

Proactive customer support

Homeowner gets pretty public view

*No need for modbus adapter

*Applications requiring support for non-Power-One inverters need to use different part number

*Applications requiring revenue-grade meter or weather stations need to use commercial kits


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Public Display View

Can be viewed from justabout any internetbrowser anywhere!

Customizedgraphics/logos across top

Auto scrolling option

Can be embedded asiframe

Post to your Facebook!!

Company logo here!


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Commercial and Utility Monitoring Solutions


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Aurora Vision Commercial Use Solution

Monitoring ofAurora Inverters

Aurora Smart Combiner

for string-level

monitoring of 8, 12, 16,

20 strings


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Total system watts 250,000

Watts per string 3,640

Annual kWh/W 1.4Annual kWh/string 350000$$/kWh 0.25$

Annual value 87,500$Increased production 5%

Increased annual production value 4,375$

Number of strings in system 69Cost of string-level monitoring hardware 7,935$

Cost of standard combiners 3,450$Incremental cost for string-level monitoring 4,485$Annualized cost of string-level monitoring hardware 224$

Annual monitoring fee 368$

Total annual cost of string-level monitoring 592$

Fill in the yellow highlighted cells with your system's information

Cost-Benefit Analysis 250KW Plant Example

Typically only 1% more energy harvest needed to pay forstring-monitoring


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Aurora Enviornmental Key Features

Easy installation

Six sensor

Horizontal Irradiance

Plane-of-Array Irradiance

Panel temperature

Ambient temperature

Wind speed

Wind direction

SunSpec Compliant

Flexibile placement withModbus/RS485

Order as VSN-ENVIRO-CMML


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Portfolio Page


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Plant Symmetry Analysis


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Plant Symmetry Analysis


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Aurora Vision Solution Overview June 2012