Storing solar power without batteries
Industry
Energy
Product name
Virtual Battery
Client
E.On
A quick look
Industry 4.0 system that integrates data from solar power connected IoT devices, measuring whether a user is removing energy from or putting it back in the network
Our Mission
Building a virtual solar battery concept for mass-market consumers
Our Approach
We tested and built concepts around virtual buffer between the electricity taken from the network and provided back to the network from personal solar panels. A 3rd party intermediary IoT device was used to measure the currents from both the panel and network and sent usage data to custom cloud. This AWS based cloud platform became the backbone of future Industry 4.0 architecture for IoT data exchange
Outcomes
- Built a cloud based data platform to gather IoT device data
- Vetted and selected a 3rd party provider to partner with on the IoT devices for measurement
- Created a backbone for Industry 4.0 data management
- Led the full customer rollout including user facing dashboards and reporting