ABB PVS 800 Inverters

Purpose

The purpose of this plugin is to collect data from the ABB PVS800 Central Inverters.

Usage

This plugin reads the data from ABB PVS800 Central Inverters. This plugin relies on the Modbus Ardexa plugin. It uses the Modbus TCP Specification, and collects from RS485 or TCP connected inverters. Inverter data will be collected to the solar table. The plugin will be run every 5 minutes, by default. The following data is collected from the inverters:

## Purpose
The purpose of this plugin is to collect data from the ABB PVS800 Central Inverters.

## Usage
This plugin reads the data from ABB PVS800 Central Inverters. This plugin relies on the `Modbus Ardexa` plugin. It uses the Modbus TCP Specification, and collects from RS485 or TCP connected inverters. Inverter data will be collected to the `solar` table. The plugin will be run every 5 minutes, by default. The following data is collected from the inverters:

```
Variable Name           Units
=============================
AC Voltage 1            V
AC Voltage 2            V
AC Voltage 3            V
AC Current 1            A
AC Current 2            A
AC Current 3            A
AC Power                W
Grid Freq               Hz
Cos Phi
DC Voltage              V
DC Current              A
DC Power                W
Insulation Resistance   MOhm
Temperature             °C
Status
Fault State
Alarm State
Energy kWh Counter      Wh
Energy MWh Counter      Wh
Energy GWh Counter      Wh
Total Energy            Wh
DC Current 1            A
DC Current 2            A
DC Current 3            A
DC Current 4            A
DC Current 5            A
DC Current 6            A
DC Current 7            A
DC Current 8            A
DC Current 9            A
DC Current 10           A
DC Current 11           A
DC Current 12           A
DC Current 13           A
DC Current 14           A
DC Current 15           A
DC Current 16           A
```

If the string currents are collected separately and not available in the inverter, use the config file `abb_pvs_800_modbus_no_strings.txt`. This will have all the above signals except for the DC Currents.

## Arguments
Arguments are as follows:
- `endpoint`. This is either a serial device like `/dev/ttyS0` or an IP or DNS like `192.168.1.15`
- `bus_addresses`. An RS485 address in the range 2-63. This can be a hyphenated list like `3-10` or a list like `2,5,7,9`
- `--port`. This is an optional parameter used in an Ethernet gateway, and is the TCP port used for the gateway. Default is `502`
- `--attempts`. This is an optional parameter, and determines how many times to times to attempt to read an inverter value. Default is `1`
- `--delay`. This is the delay in seconds between inverter send and receive commands, AND if `attempts` > 1. Fractions like `0.3` can be used. Default is `0.05`

If the string currents are collected separately and not available in the inverter, use the config file abb_pvs_800_modbus_no_strings.txt. This will have all the above signals except for the DC Currents.

Arguments

Arguments are as follows:

• endpoint. This is either a serial device like /dev/ttyS0 or an IP or DNS like 192.168.1.15

• bus_addresses. An RS485 address in the range 2-63. This can be a hyphenated list like 3-10 or a list like 2,5,7,9

• --port. This is an optional parameter used in an Ethernet gateway, and is the TCP port used for the gateway. Default is 502

• --attempts. This is an optional parameter, and determines how many times to times to attempt to read an inverter value. Default is 1

• --delay. This is the delay in seconds between inverter send and receive commands, AND if attempts > 1. Fractions like 0.3 can be used. Default is 0.05