Always following the sun
The RY3T NOVA software follows the sun: it ramps up computing power when a PV surplus is available and throttles it back as soon as clouds roll in. Here is what that means in practice, and why response speed determines efficiency.
The challenge: following PV production in real time
For the past two months, RY3T has been working together with advisor Michael Schmid on the NOVA control system. The goal is clearly defined: the NOVA should follow PV production as quickly as possible. When there is more sun, it raises its computing power. When clouds roll in, it powers back down, ideally without delay.
Minutes became seconds
And it works, getting better all the time. In the beginning it still took minutes for the computing power to adjust to PV production. Now it happens in just a few seconds. That makes the NOVA not only far more flexible, but also noticeably more efficient.
Why response speed matters
PV power fluctuates heavily. A single cloud, a brief change in the weather or an additional appliance in the house, and the available surplus shifts. That is exactly why the NOVA has to react fast: so that as little PV surplus as possible goes unused or flows into the grid at poor terms.
The faster the control follows the surplus, the less solar power is lost unused, and the more value stays in the building.
Are you also getting less and less for feeding power back?
Anyone receiving less and less for solar power fed into the grid should rethink self-consumption. The RY3T NOVA turns PV surplus into usable computing power, automatically, following the sun.
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