A
fantastic educational tool
Beacon Solar offers more
than just a solar power system; we
also provide a range of educational
tools to build a complete data
communications and monitoring system
for your school. With all your solar
system data at your fingertips, the
Fronius DATCOM software and
equipment allows you to easily
integrate your schools energy saving
achievements into your school’s
curriculum or use it to create
student or community projects.
The
complete data communications system
DATCOM is an easy-to-operate data
communications system that provides
precise data for PV system
monitoring and analysis. The DATCOM
systems is fully compliant with NSSP
data collection, storage and
reporting regulations and allows the
user to record, view and analyze
production, consumption and CO2
emissions through archived reports
and in real time. The Fronius
inverter fitted with Com Card, Web
based Datalogger, Sensor Card,
individual sensors and the
Solar.access software make up the
complete DATCOM system that can be
tailored to your specific
requirements.
Save Energy
through increased awareness
The DATCOM system data can also be
displayed through LCD screens, or a
similar monitor, in public areas
such as receptions or libraries to
help build awareness for everyone in
the school community. This focus on
consumption reduction influences the
students and staff to be more aware
of, and make necessary changes to
their current routine. Past
experience has seen some smaller
schools save 30% off their
electricity usage just by installing
a solar power system and being more
conscious of their energy usage and
electricity wastage.
Influencing
the community
The benefits of installing a
complete solar communications system
go beyond the grounds of your
school. Changed mind set, routines
and knowledge flows from the
students to their families to the
broader community. Much of what the
students learn at school can be
applied to their home life, even
without having their own solar power
system. The students are able to
appreciate the high costs energy
wastage causes to the environment
and more inclined to turn off unused
lighting and appliances. Gone are
the days when the parents are the
educators, the students now having
the knowledge and passion to teach
the parents how to be more energy
efficient and how to create a
greener tomorrow together.
Click here to download the DATCOM brochure
