A web-based service backend for control and monitoring of solar parks

The architecture of a control system can be designed vertically with the distinction between functional levels. We adopt this layered approach for the design and implementation of a network-based control and monitoring application. The main services provided to the user include control, monitoring, notification, reporting and data export. Our proposed system consists of a front-end for system automation and a service backend which undertakes to collect, store and manage data from all remote installations. We have successfully applied it to solar parks; nevertheless it can be easily migrated to other remote automation applications and renewable energy generation installations.