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ABOUT CARLO GAVAZZI Our R&D competence centres and We focus our expertise on offering
production sites are located in state-of-the-art product solutions in
Carlo Gavazzi Automation is Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Malta and selected market segments.
an international group active in the People’s Republic of China.
designing, manufacturing and Our customers include original
marketing electronic equipment We operate worldwide through 22 equipment manufacturers of
targeted at the global markets of of our own sales companies and also packaging machines, plastic
industrial and building automation. selected representatives in more than injection moulding machines, food
65 countries, from the United States in and beverage production machines,
Our history is full of firsts and our the West to the Pacific Rim in the East. conveying and material handling
products are installed in a huge equipment, door and entrance
number of applications all over the Our core competence in automation control systems, lifts and escalators,
world. With more than 80 years of spans three product lines: Sensors, as well as heating, ventilation and
successful operation, our experience Switches and Controls. airconditioning devices.
is unparalleled.
Our wide array of products
We have our headquarters in Europe includes sensors, monitoring relays,
and numerous offices around the timers,energy management system,
world. solid state relays, safety devices and
fieldbus systems.
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DESIGNED TO MEET MARKET a package of products and devices complexity of the photovoltaic plant.
REQUIREMENTS for the Renewable Energy market,
specifically photovoltaic power plants. The Eos-Array and Eos-Array Lite are
The increasing demand for energy, the modular systems, providing efficient
availability and cost of oil and issues The growing development of cost local string control to the PV plant.
of pollution make alternative sources of effective solar energy technology has
renewable energy essential. great potential to benefit our world. The Eos-Web is a web-server suitable
Solar technologies diversify the energy for controlling and supervising small to
Sun and wind energy can be supply, reduce our dependence on medium installations as a stand-alone
transformed into electricity that can fossil fuels, improve air quality and solution.
be used directly or fed into the grid offset greenhouse gas emissions.
according to national regulations.
Carlo Gavazzi offers complete and
Renewable energy, in combination modular solutions to monitor and
with energy efficiency, is the basis for control the efficiency of photovoltaic
sustainable development and respect plants.
for the environment in which we all live.
Our PV monitoring solution consists
Carlo Gavazzi’s wide expertise is of Eos-Array, Eos-Web devices,
focused on developing and offering depending upon the requirements and
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Renewable Energy
Photovoltaic parks
In terms of scale and accessibility, solar plants or plants with tracking systems, control the efficiency of photovoltaic
parks represent the most economical with 1 or 2 axes. parks are essential to ensure that the
option as regards planning and To complement photovoltaic modules, solar investment is a solid and efficient
construction. Carlo Gavazzi products Carlo Gavazzi provides many one. The Eos-Web is the ideal solution
ensure an important contribution to components for a photovoltaic for installations up to 1 MW.
the maximum capacity utilization installation, especially for surge The Eos-Web is a web server gathering
of the solar electricity produced in protection and plant monitoring. data from string monitoring units
photovoltaic power plants - both fixed Systems and devices to monitor and such as the Eos-Array, inverters and
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3-phase Interface Environmental Anemometers
Pyranometers
energy analysers protections sensors Wind vanes
energy meters. All plant information is Based on glass optical fibre, the PV monitoring architecture allows
available simply by using the PC web SIUFO is the solution for reliable all the needs of investors, PV plant
browser and any Internet connection. communication where a traditional installers and maintenance services
The Eos-Array is a comprehensive RS485 network cannot guarantee to be satisfied. Carlo Gavazzi
string control system, suitable for the correct level of immunity from application engineers and product
being integrated into both Eos-Web electromagnetic emissions from specialists with solid expertise provide
based solutions and standard SCADA inverters, substations or power wiring. complete support, starting from project
software packages. Carlo Gavazzi’s flexible and modular planning up to start up.
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Renewable Energy
Photovoltaic small business, commercial and tracking
Carlo Gavazzi provides everything for solves this problem by using diffuse are the most compact solutions currently
PV plant monitoring. mobile communication. available on the market.
Eos-Array and Eos-Array Lite are Carlo Gavazzi energy meters and DPC72 and PI-DIN protection add a
systems composed of individual analysers measure the energy produced control function to frequency derivative
modular elements interacting with one and provided to the grid or locally and event recording and are equipped
another, providing efficient local control consumed. with a large display for local information
to the solar plant and ensuring effective These meters can be supplied with MID readout and a serial port for remote
information management in medium or certification (Annex D). readout.
high power plants. The energy produced at low voltage by
Carlo Gavazzi provides the Eos-Web, a PV plant can be measured with a MID The surge arresters for direct and
where the VMU-C unit is a local web- approved meter such as the EM210, indirect lightning discharge complete
based data management system which EM24 or EM26. the Carlo Gavazzi portfolio for the
gathers measurements and status When supplying energy to the grid, it photovoltaic market.
information from one or more inverters is necessary to use a protection device
to your PC or to a centralised cloud installed between the generator and the
monitoring solution based on the Eos- power grid in order to grant the required
Server. With some rented roofs, wired voltage and/or frequency control.
internet is not available, but VMU-D Carlo Gavazzi’s interface protections
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systems
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Renewable Energy
Photovoltaic residential systems
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Off-grid systems
In remote areas renewable energy Wind speed and direction are extremely
systems are gaining popularity, using important parameters. Accurate
stand-alone, off-grid plants with or measurements are necessary to keep
without battery storage. the wind turbine structure under control.
Carlo Gavazzi provides some The Carlo Gavazzi anemometer
additional components that can play DWS-V, with opto electronic detection,
an important role in such installations. measures speed from 2 to 30 m/s.
DSC surge arresters provide protection The sensor is designed with a dust
for PV installations where an LPS and humidity seal, which makes the
(Lightning Protection System) is installed, sensor impervious to all weather
hence subject to direct lightning strikes. conditions. The micro-processor-based
This device is Type 1 and Type 2 digital panel meter (UDM60), with its
approved. dual 6-dgt LCD indicator, displays the
DSB and DSF surge arresters can be wind speed by measuring the input
used either on wind turbines or on PV from the anemometer, while the energy
installations. They are available for produced is measured by a 3-phase
DC and AC networks and are Type 2, energy analyser (EM23, EM24,
suitable for indirect lightning protection. EM210, EM330 or EM340).
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Renewable Energy
The diagrams
Server level
Cloud and
FTP protocol
HTTP protocol
Site 1
and Gateway
Web-server
level
RS485 communication
monitoring
level
Field
The VMU-C PV is the core solution for It collects measurements from Eos-Array The whole system set-up and operation is
effective Photovoltaic Monitoring in string control units, energy meters and possible via the VMU-C’s web interface,
applications of all sizes. inverters; it stores information (variables without any external software.
and alarms) in its local database The VMU-C PV can exchange data with
and displays it through its web-based other systems by means of standard FTP/
graphical user interface. HTTP communication.
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Servers
RS485 communication
PV inverters
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Renewable Energy
Our product range
Solar monitoring Web servers USB dongle
solutions and dataloggers connection modules
• Modular local monitoring system for PV plant • Dimensions: 2 DIN modules • Dimensions: 2 DIN modules
• Up to 16 DIN module configuration • Micro PC with web server and web service capability • Compatible with Carlo Gavazzi approved 3G/4G USB
• Eos-ArraySoft, freeware configuration software • Data and event logging capability modems
• Eos-Array can manage in addition to VMU-M unit up to: 1 • Internal 4GB memory and 16GB SDHC card back-up • Power supply:24 VDC (+/- 20%)
VMU-P, up to 15 VMU-S and up to 7 VMU-O for a total of memory (on request) • Suitable for use with VMU-C and VMU-Y
maximum 15 units • Variables shown as graphs and numbers in formatted tables
• All data exports on HTML format compatible with Excel or
other spread sheets
• Management up to 11 Eos-Array, 64 inverters + energy
meters
MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES
• The Eos-Array solution can be composed of: VMU-M the MAIN FEATURES • 3G or 4G Mobile Internet connectivity
master unit and data logger; VMU-S the string controller; • Efficiency calculation and control on different levels: string, • SMS alerting
VMU-P the environment variable unit and VMU-O the I/O unit BOS and Performance ratio and Yield indices • SMS commands
• Eos-Array Lite is the answer to those photovoltaic • Alarms control with automatic e-mailing and SMS
applications where a less sophisticated monitoring solution management by means of VMU-D
is needed
• Energy data logging from meters and PV inverters • Dimensions: 1 DIN module • Dimensions: 1 DIN module
• Colour touch screen 7” (BTM-T7) and 4.3” (BTM-T4) • Single-phase energy meters with direct connection • Backlit touch LCD
• Remote access through web browsers • Current input up to 32 A • Measurement of voltage, current, power, power factor
• Alarms management • Class 1 (kWh) acc. to EN62053-1 and frequency
• Pulse open collector output • Measuring inputs: 120 VAC, 230 VAC, 45 A
• Bi-directional energy metering, 7 digits, cl. B
(EN50470)
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Our product range
1-phase energy 3-phase energy 3-phase energy
analysers analysers meters
• Dimensions: 2 DIN modules • Dimensions: 96 x 96 mm housing, only 45 mm behind • Dimensions: 4 DIN modules
• Backlit touch LCD the panel • 3-phase energy meters with direct connection
• Measurement of voltage, current, power, power factor • 3-phase energy meters with CT/VT connection • Current input for direct connection up to 65A
and frequency • Primary current input: 5 A • Class 1 (kWh) acc. to EN62053-1
• Measuring inputs: 120 VAC, 230 VAC, 100 A • Class 1 (kWh) acc. to EN62053-1 • Pulse open collector output
• Bi-directional energy metering, 8 digits, cl. B • Modbus communication port • Modbus communication port
(EN50470)
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Renewable Energy
Our product range
3-phase energy Quick-fit 3-phase Current
analysers energy analysers transformers
• Dimensions: 4 DIN modules or 72x72mm • Dimensions: 4-DIN rail module or 72 x 72 mm housing • CTD: currents from 40 to 4000 A
• Installation: DIN-rail or panel mounting in a single • Two 3-phase energy analysers with sum function • TADK2: 1-250 A
product • Current measurement by triple CT, split-core with RJ plug • Removable panel fixing clips
• 3-phase energy meters with CT/VT connection • Equivalent to class 1 (kWh) • DIN rail and panel mounting facility (TAD...)
• Measurement of voltage, current, power, power factor • Two pulse open collectors and serial RS485 outputs • Double screw terminals (CTD)
and frequency • Sealable covers
• Self-powered (MID version: 230 Vac power supply) • Case: ABS, self-extinguishing level UL 94 V-O
• Pulse output • Accuracy class: 0.5
• RS485 Modbus RTU, high speed (up to 115kbps)
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Our product range
Interface Interface Interface
protections protections protections
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Renewable Energy
Our product range
DIN rail Switching Digital modular
DC/DC converters power supplies indicators
Temperature Irradiation
Pyranometers
sensors sensors
• Temperature Pt100 or Pt1000 (TEMPSOL) • Dimensions: 57 x 48 x 15 mm (not including clamp) • Dimensions: 162 x 215 x 40 mm (not including clamp)
• Temperature Pt1000 (IKE20001K) • Sensor type: crystalline silicon cell • 2nd class thermopile pyranometer
• ±0.3°C connection type • No need for external power supply (self-powered) • 4-20 mA output for reliable connections
• 2 wire connection type • Long lasting 3% accuracy, thanks to a special antiageing • Calibration certificate according to ISO 9847
treatment
• Calibration process according to IEC 60904-2 and
60904-4
• Two available versions: 4-20 mA output / 0-80 mV
output
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Our product range
Anemometers / Accessory Accessory
Wind vanes modules modules
• Rotor size: 145 mm • 4-DIN size; DIN-rail mounting • Eos-Array standard expansion I/O module (VMU-O AT)
• PNP & NPN open collector output in one unit • SIUFO1: RS485 to single loop fibre optic conversion • Plastic optical fiber sensor (VMU-AT)
• Rotor: black painted stainless steel • SIUFO2: RS485 to double loop fibre optic conversion • Up to 3 VMU-AT modules per VMU-O AT
• Wind vane for relative wind direction (0 and 90 degree • Power supply from 12 to 18VAC or from 10 to 24VDC • Up to 1 VMU-O AT per Eos-Array
internals -DWS-D-DAC13) (+/- 7 degree of wind direction,
left/right wind indication DWS-D-DDC13)
• Anemometer with opto-electronic detection (DWSV...)
• Measuring range 2 to 30 m/s
• Current source output 10 to 28 VDC supply MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES
• Modbus/Jbus(RTU) compliant • Plastic optical fiber loops (up to 200 m) to protect PV
• Wire to optical fiber and optical fiber to wire conversion modules
• Status LED • Plug’n play set-up (optical fiber cutter included)
MAIN FEATURES • Compatible with Multimode Optical fiber • Anti-theft alarm events integrated in the Eos-Array and
• Opto-electronic detection • Up to 160 transceivers on the same bus VMU-C PV solutions
• All inputs and outputs are protected against reverse • Up to 247 Modbus addresses, automatically managed • 3 digital inputs, 1 relay output (VMU-O AT)
polarity and transients • Baudrate and RS485 parameters selectable by dip- • 1 optical fiber loop, digital output (VMU-AT)
• Dust sealed stainless steel ball bearing switches
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Notes
OUR SALES NETWORK IN EUROPE
AUSTRIA FRANCE ITALY SPAIN
Carlo Gavazzi GmbH Carlo Gavazzi Sarl Carlo Gavazzi SpA Carlo Gavazzi SA
Ketzergasse 374, Zac de Paris Nord II, 69, rue de la Belle Etoile, Via Milano 13, Avda. Iparraguirre, 80-82,
A-1230 Wien F-95956 Roissy CDG Cedex I-20020 Lainate E-48940 Leioa (Bizkaia)
Tel: +43 1 888 4112 Tel: +33 1 49 38 98 60 Tel: +39 02 931 761 Tel: +34 94 480 4037
Fax: +43 1 889 10 53 Fax: +33 1 48 63 27 43 Fax: +39 02 931 763 01 Fax: +34 94 431 6081
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CHINA
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HEADQUARTERS
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