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Questions to copy

A good prompt identifies the Plant, the time window, and the device. Replace the text in square brackets with your own details. An evaluation case checks each prompt on this page against fixture data.

For the four everyday tasks, see Questions to try. They are a portfolio check, a low performance ratio, a weak string, and active alarms.

Find the right Plant​

List the SolarSENS Plants I can access. Show the name, code, and timezone of each Plant.
Find the Plant with code [Plant code]. Show its name and timezone.

The assistant searches by Plant name or code. It cannot search by city.

If the Plant name that you give is an exact match, the assistant uses that Plant. If you give only the end of a Plant code, for example P043, the assistant searches the digits. If more than one Plant matches, the assistant shows each match and asks which Plant to use:

The load curve of [end of Plant code] today looks wrong against the OEM portal. Check it.

Review daily performance​

Show daily yield, PR, availability, and irradiation at [Plant name] from [start date] to [end date]. State the timezone.
Compare yesterday's yield and PR at [Plant name] and [Plant name]. Keep a missing value separate from zero.
Show curtailment and soiling at [Plant name] over the last 30 complete days, [start date] through [end date].

Use complete days. Today's values can cover only part of the day. A missing value is "no reported value". It is not zero.

See a chart​

Show the power chart for [Plant name] yesterday.
Show [Plant name] power and irradiance on [date] at 5-minute intervals.

ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools that support MCP Apps show the chart in the conversation. Other AI tools show the same values as text. See See a chart in the chat.

Check inverters and other devices​

Which devices at [Plant name] are offline now?
Compare inverter yield and availability at [Plant name] for [date range].
Show the power curve of [inverter] at [Plant name] today at 5-minute intervals.

If a device shows an unusual value, ask for the related values at that time:

[Inverter] at [Plant name] showed 0 kW at [time] today. Confirm the device, then show Active Power and Set Active Power % from [start time] to [end time].

The assistant uses the Plant's local time. If you give a time in a different time zone, state that time zone. The answer shows the Plant time and your time:

At [Plant name], show [inverter] Active Power from [start time] to [end time] [your time zone] time on [date].

Check a string​

Is [string] on [inverter] at [Plant name] a real fault? Show its 5-minute Idc and Udc around noon on [date], from [start time] to [end time] local time.

SolarSENS keeps 5-minute string data for approximately 72 days. For an older date, the assistant tells you that no stored 5-minute string data is available. Current and voltage can show a pattern. They do not confirm a fault. Confirm a fault with a site check.

Name a device​

The assistant finds a device by its name or its label. Letter case, spaces, and separators such as - do not change the match. If no device or more than one device matches, the assistant shows the name, label, and type of each candidate. It does not read data until you select one device:

Show the 5-minute current of [string] at [Plant name] around noon on [date].

What the assistant cannot do​

The SolarSENS tools only read data. The assistant cannot:

  • Acknowledge, clear, or change an alarm.
  • Read or change work orders.
  • Change a Plant, a device, or a setting.
  • Connect to a logger or a device on site.
  • Tell you the meaning of a manufacturer fault code.

Use your normal operations process for these tasks. See Read your answers to read an answer correctly.