Abstract
This paper describes the use of cellular network
technology to monitor installed equipment performance in a
rural village as part of a community service project.
Monitoring of the equipment enables early detection of
performance deviations enabling cost effective preventative
maintenance avoiding “give and forget” rural projects. Results
are presented for performance data collected at a remote rural
village solar installation and communicated through a data
radio and the cellular network to a control station in an
educational environment.