10 reasons for a Fronius Ohmpilot

Make more of your self-generated energy

The Fronius Ohmpilot will allow you to significantly increase your rate of self-consumption, whilst protecting your existing heating system.

And that’s not all!

Keep reading this article you will discover 10 compelling reasons why you should use a Fronius Ohmpilot.

1. WITH THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT, YOU CAN SUPPLY YOUR HOME WITH POWER AND HOT WATER USING PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY

The Fronius Ohmpilot is a consumption controller that uses PV energy to heat water and towel radiators amongst other consumers. This makes it possible for you to give your primary heat source – e.g. oil heating – a break during the sunny seasons.

2. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT BOOSTS THE SELF-CONSUMPTION RATE

With electricity prices rising and feed-in tariffs dropping or non-existent, it makes sense to consume as much of your PV production in your home as possible. The Fronius Ohmpilot boosts the self-consumption rate up to 100 %, meaning that you require less power from the grid and can reduce your energy costs.

3. WITH THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT, YOU CAN STORE YOUR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY

The Fronius Ohmpilot is an easy and inexpensive way to store your electrical energy. If there is PV surplus available, the Ohmpilot heats up the water in your boiler and you can use it on a later stage. As a result, you need less energy to prepare hot water by storing your energy.

4. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT CAN BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH ZERO FEED-IN

More and more power grid operators in various countries are demanding a feed-in limit for PV power. This does not affect Fronius solutions at all thanks to dynamic power reduction from 0–100%. The Ohmpilot can be used without restriction within this range, using the power to generate heat rather than restricting it.

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5. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT IS MORE FLEXIBLE AND EFFICIENT THAN SOLAR HEATING AND REQUIRES ZERO MAINTENANCE

The Ohmpilot is far superior to a solar heating system in terms of both purchase costs and ongoing maintenance. Whilst a solar heating system requires maintenance work at regular intervals (depending on the manufacturer), the Fronius Ohmpilot does not need any at all. Solar heating will only allow your customers to generate heat from solar energy but a photovoltaic system with the Ohmpilot will take care of both electrical energy and heat. On top of all that, solar heating requires a difference in temperature between the boiler and solar water to generate hot water at all. The Ohmpilot, however, can turn even the tiniest amount of excess energy into hot water.

6. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH A HEAT PUMP

Heat pumps are often used in new builds in particular. Combining the Ohmpilot with a heat pump maximises self-consumption. The Ohmpilot guarantees quick control and consumption of low power, whilst the heat pump ensures maximum efficiency in PV use.

» We decided to invest in a Fronius Ohmpilot because we wanted to lower our electricity and fuel costs, to increase our rate of self-consumption and to reduce our CO2 footprint. «

7. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT CAN BE COMBINED PERFECTLY WITH A GAS, OIL OR PELLET HEATING SYSTEM

The Fronius Ohmpilot can be combined with a modern heat pump and it is also the perfect addition to existing gas, oil and pellet heating systems.

For example:

Imagine that a pellet heating system has been used exclusively to heat water up until now. If there is enough PV energy, the Ohmpilot ensures that water is heated using solar power. If there is insufficient PV surplus available, the Ohmpilot will activate the heating system.

It is possible to achieve the following advantages once the Fronius Ohmpilot has been installed:

Saving of pellets, oil gas and so on
Increases self-sufficiency in hot water production
Increases PV self-consumption
Saves operating hours and a lot of on/off cycles, therefore protects the existing heating system hugely and increases the service life.

8. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT OFFERS FLEXIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTAINING A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

The primary heating system (pellet, wood chips, oil, gas) can be switched off completely during the sunny season. If there is insufficient PV-surplus available and the temperature drops, the primary heating system starts to work so that the user specified minimum temperature is not undershot.

9. THE FRONIUS OHMPILOT ENABLES THE TEMPERATURE TO BE LIMITED

Assuming that the heating element does not have an adjustable thermostat, the Fronius Ohmpilot can be used to limit the temperature. This feature comes in handy, for example, when the Ohmpilot is being used to heat a room in which the temperature is not measured directly by the heating system.

10. FRONIUS OHMPILOT CAN BE USED TO CONTROL INFRARED HEATING, TOWEL RAILS AND ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEMS

The Ohmpilot is primarily used to control hot water heating elements. However, it can also be used to generate heat – to bring your hand towels to a pleasant temperature on a towel rail, for example. There is also the option of combining the Ohmpilot with an electric or infrared heating system. Infrared panels being used as heating elements are found more and more often, particularly in passive houses. You will boost your self-consumption rate, which will have a positive impact on their overall energy costs.