Nowadays, due to the climate challenges we are facing, many people is installing solar energy systems both for home and industrial uses.
WatchPower is a free program that monitors the inverters used in a solar installation. It provides real-time information regarding both the inverters themselves and the batteries connected to them, for example, AC voltage and frequency, output voltage and frequency. It also allows you to set the parameters of the connected devices and creates an event log for each connected device.
The program also has advanced functions that you can customize according to your needs.
An advantage of the program is that it can monitor multiple devices at once, thus showing all the relevant information in a single view. Also, since it is a portable program, you don't need to install it. After uncompressing the .zip file, you can click on the .exe file and run the program in any device.
The main disadvantage is that the compressed file is massive and takes a while to download. Also, it requires a huge amount of disk space.
If you have a solar energy installation, you may find this program useful.
Pros
- Can monitor several devices at the same time,
- The program is free
Cons
- Installation file is massive
- Application is very specific
The program is active for a few years now. It is an old(er) version not displaying all the parameters on my new inverter, but I don't want to compromise operation with a newer version. Running Windows 10.
I installed WatchPower for Raion J5 inverter 6 months ago, now sold to a friend. I've deleted the WatchPower in my mobile phone. When I tried to install in my friend's phone, it doesn't accept it any more. I understand that it doesn't allow multiple users, but it is not the case. Any one have similar experience to resolve it?
Mary, you have to reset the Wi-Fi settings, since the Wi-Fi setting changed, it may not be sending any info through the net.
The way of inverter linking is rather complicated, but I managed to pass it and was enjoying the close to real-time data. But when I have installed at my place the second inverter and after huge efforts also linked it to the application, I lost the possibility to monitor the status of the first inverter. Both appeared to be connected, none is displayed. Moreover, none can be disconnected to assign it to another account. Very disappointed!