The IMEON solar inverter is an “all-in-one” solution which encases all the elements necessary for the implementation of a self-consumption photovoltaic system. For the installer, the IMEON inverters simplify the implementation of a self-consumption system and therefore greatly reduce the installation time.

IMEON solutions have an integrated MPPT controller. This component is responsible for finding the voltage value at which the solar panel delivers the maximum power. This value is retained as long as conditions remain unchanged. When external factors such as a clouds, shadows, or a change in temperature start playing a role, the MPPT regulator adapts the voltage of the panels to the new peak performance point.

The IMEON solar inverter is designed to adapt to all types of self-consumption solar installations:

• Electrification of isolated sites (the term “off grid” is commonly used for this type of installation).
• Self-consumption on a network connected site with or without batteries.
• Self-consumption on a network connected site with backup.

IMEON is an all-in-one solar inverter and the essential compact solution for photovoltaic self-generation: simplified installation, quick setup, optimized efficiency, reduced package. The IMEON hybrid inverter facilitates the work of installers while optimizing the cost of solar-generated kWh.

With programmable battery charging currents (5A to 60A for IMEON 3.6 and 5A to 160A for IMEON 9.12), it is possible to couple IMEON inverters with batteries of various sizes, ranging from 5kWh up to more than 100kWh. In this way, each installation can be sized according to the autonomy level the user wishes to obtain.

For example, the owner of a house, with a limited budget, who simply wants to focus on self-consumption and requires power for the lights in the household in case of one hour long power failure, can opt for a small capacity battery.

Alternatively, the owner of a site not connected to the electrical grid, with no budget constraints, can invest in a large battery bank allowing it to be 100% autonomous without adding a generator.

The backup function is available in the Smart-Grid mode and in the Back-Up mode of the IMEON photovoltaic inverters.

The Smart-Grid mode, comes with 2 thresholds of battery discharge which are configurable, namely maximum depth of discharge when the grid is present and maximum depth of discharge when the grid is down. It is important to define two different thresholds to assure that a certain amount of energy stored in the batteries is available for backup.

In Backup mode, when the network is functional the batteries are kept permanently charged. Battery discharge is only allowed when a power outage occurs. This mode allows you to dedicate the full capacity of the battery for backup power supply during network interruptions.

The user can follow the operation of his installation locally by connecting to IMEON OS. ONE, which is also used to configure the PV inverter. IMEON web monitoring portal allows in turn to analyze the performance information remotely. The installer has access to a dedicated monitoring interface which allows him to inspect all of his IMEON installations through the park management feature.

In the near future, the IMEON PV inverter will be able to send alerts to users and installers to avoid significant events.

These features, among others, are implemented with the intention to make the installations as secure as possible and to simplify the supervision and diagnostic operations for installers.

Every IMEON incorporates a Texas Instruments ARM Cortex processor and 8 GB of memory, that is to say it embeds a real computer. Its large storage capacity is foreseen for future updates and downloadable applications available through the IMEON OS. ONE software. These applications will keep evolving your photovoltaic inverter. As they come out, they will allow it to adapt to technological developments as well as regulatory changes that may occur. Because of modular software architecture, the IMEON photovoltaic inverter has the capacity to keep up with new emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Thing (IoT), Smart Home or electric mobility.

Having an embedded artificial intelligence gives IMEON photovoltaic inverter the ability to learn and therefore to anticipate and predict. By understanding its environment and the patterns of energy consumption a little better each day, the inverter can adapt its own operation in order to better respect the instructions given to it during configuration, such as favoring self-consumption or operating in back-up mode…

IMEON is the only solar inverter on the market that has these capabilities to evolve fast and far. To buy an IMEON photovoltaic inverter today, it is to forget about the obsolescence of the product. It’s an investment in an energy manager that will develop on its own by downloading new applications and thus will become the heart and brains of the solar system.

Usually, in the solar field, each type of photovoltaic inverter is suitable for a well-defined scenario: on-grid (or grid tie) inverters for grid-connected applications, off-grid inverters for electrification of isolated sites or back-up. Off-grid inverters cannot operate without batteries and on-grid inverters cannot handle storage.

One of the advantages of IMEON photovoltaic inverter is its ability to adapt and to evolve according to the budget and the preferences of the user.

Here are some concrete examples:

The owner of a house may request to have his building equipped with an IMEON photovoltaic inverter and solar panels without batteries. He will be able to change his installation later, when his budget allows it, by adding batteries to optimize the self-consumption rate of his solar installation.

The owner of a house may request to have his building equipped with an IMEON photovoltaic inverter and batteries without solar panels. His intention is to ensure the supply of electricity to his home during the power cuts. He will be able to upgrade his installation later, when his budget allows, by adding solar panels to reduce his electricity bill and become self-generating electricity.

The owner of a house may request to have his building equipped with an IMEON photovoltaic inverter, batteries, solar panels while being connected to the public electricity distribution network. If, after a few years of operation, the user realizes that his installation allows him to be autonomous, he can decide to decouple from public grid, or to substitute the grid connection with a generator to account for unusual weather conditions.

The versatility of the IMEON solar inverters also has a significant advantage for our wholesaler partners, who stock a single all-in-one device that meets various demands of their customers.

The local monitoring interface displays detailed information on the produced solar electricity, the energy stored in or consumed from the batteries as well as the energy coming from and injected to the public electricity distribution network. Close supervision of your solar installation allows one to adapt the configuration of IMEON hybrid inverter in order to fine tune the overall performance of the entire photovoltaic system and achieve higher self-production rate.

There is also the possibility to access all these features remotely using a web-based monitoring interface which becomes available after connecting IMEON to the internet. Moreover, thanks to its connectivity, IMEON is able to send you e-mails concerning the system hazards related to your autonomous house, which makes it possible to take preventive steps.

You can supervise the hybrid inverter of your autonomous house from all over the world.

With programmable battery charging currents (5A to 60A for IMEON 3.6 and 5A to 160A for IMEON 9.12), it is possible to couple IMEON inverters with batteries of various sizes, ranging from 5kWh up to more than 100kWh. In this way, each installation can be sized according to the autonomy that the user wishes to obtain.

For example, the owner of a house, with a limited budget, who simply wants to focus on self-consumption and requires power for the lights in the household in case of one hour long power failure, can opt for a small capacity battery.

Alternatively, the owner of a site not connected to the electrical grid, with no budget constraints, can invest in a large battery bank allowing it to be 100% autonomous without adding a generator.