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Solar PV Options

Solar PV Solutions

Remote Power for Remote Wireless

This is ideal for remote sites with no AC power. This can include a Wireless WAN site for remote CCTV monitoring or a wireless internet project.Implementing a solar-powered site with a battery bank that will power equipment, consider the following:

• Calculating typical power dissipated by your WWAN; Remote Surveillance equipment
• Formulating realistic goals for alternative energy and backup battery capacity
• Selection of complete solar system components including type of enclosure to house wireless radio equipment
• Selection of mounting styles & location

Depending on the solar site, load requirements will vary. Higher load capacity will allow for increased usage duty cycle, increased radio throughput/transmit power to accommodate devices added on the network, increased support for more no-sun days, and account for environmental conditions that lead to increased use of heater/blower. There are two ways to increase load support of a solar site:

• Increase the number of solar array modules in parallel with the existing string. With existing series-mounted modules with an output of 6A, adding another series-mounted module in parallel with the existing one will give a total of 12A.
• Adding a two-series wired battery in parallel with an existing two-series wired combination.