SmartHelio Maximize solar PV performance with AI-powered predictive analytics

What is SmartHelio?

Leveraging advanced climate data and AI-driven predictive diagnostics, SmartHelio enhances the efficiency and reliability of solar projects. The platform offers solutions like Autopilot for unified solar efficiency monitoring, AI Audit for detailed one-time diagnostics, and Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) for long-term forecasting based on climate change and numerous variables. It empowers developers, investors, independent power producers (IPPs), and banks to make informed, data-driven decisions regarding their solar assets.

The system serves as a single source of truth for all solar stakeholders by collecting, processing, and generating actionable insights to boost both operational and financial efficiency. Features include automatic classification of energy losses, identification of common PV faults using patterns, and data sanitization for reliable analytics. Additionally, SmartHelio provides solarGPT, a conversational reporting tool powered by ChatGPT, enabling plant operators to quickly generate customizable reports on plant performance and O&M activities while ensuring data privacy.

Features

Autopilot – Predictive Software: Unified platform for solar efficiency, collecting, processing, and generating information for operational and financial improvements.
CRA – Long-term Forecasting: Climate Risk Assessment forecasts long-term solar Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) based on climate change and over 100 variables.
AI Audit – One Time Diagnostics: Provides an in-depth, one-time report with actionable insights, precise issue identification, and optimization advice.
solarGPT Reporting Tool: Conversational bot powered by ChatGPT for fast, accurate, and customizable reports on plant performance and O&M staff.
Predictive Diagnostics: Leverages advanced climate data and AI to enhance solar project efficiency and reliability.
Fault Detection & Classification: Automatically classifies energy losses and diagnoses faults in solar plants using patterns.
Data Sanitization: Cleans data to ensure actionable and reliable analytics.

Use Cases

Improving solar plant performance and efficiency.
Forecasting long-term solar energy production considering climate risks.
Diagnosing and identifying faults in solar PV systems.
Providing actionable insights for solar developers and investors.
Generating fast and customizable reports for plant operators.
Optimizing operational and financial efficiency for solar portfolios.
Enhancing safety through early detection of potential hazards.

FAQs

What types of pricing models does SmartHelio offer?

SmartHelio offers flexible pricing including an annual SaaS fee for large portfolios, One-Time Diagnostics reports based on plant size, and a Pay Per Fault model suitable for smaller portfolios or initial cooperation phases.
What is solarGPT?

solarGPT is SmartHelio's conversational reporting tool, powered by ChatGPT. It provides fast, accurate, and customizable reports on solar plant performance, O&M staff activities, and business intelligence, while keeping user data stored locally.
How does SmartHelio help future-proof solar investments?

SmartHelio's Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) forecasts long-term solar Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) by analyzing climate change impacts and over 100 variables, aiding stakeholders in making resilient investment decisions.
What kind of performance increase can be expected with SmartHelio?

According to SmartHelio, clients typically experience an average performance increase of 8% using their solutions.
What key benefits does SmartHelio's technology provide besides performance increase?

Besides increasing power generation, the technology enhances safety by enabling early detection of issues like ground faults that could pose overvoltage or fire risks.