You can use the systems designed for solar street lights. TIny controllers, small panels and everyhting mounted on a pole.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]>wrote: > That's the answer I thought I'd get from most. It's hard to explain the > "days of autonomy" and extended bad weather to people. Most just say, "why > don't you just make a recommendation." That puts me in a spot where I want > to overbuild, which drives up cost. > > The other challenge is getting people to tell you the real story about > what they plan to plug in. They think 100W @ 120V continuous load 24 hours > a day sounds like a very small load. When you hit them with a ~1kW system > with a ~10kWh battery (with ample reliability factors considered), they > freak out. Then you find out that the camera they wanted to plug in only > draws 18W @ 12V (no inverter required). That's a big difference. > > > Jason > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power > Systems <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jason, >> >> We get quite a few of these from US Border Patrol, GM Proving Grounds and >> other agencies. I always do custom design since every job has different >> parameters like days of autonomy or remote monitoring/control (SCADA). >> >> >> Larry Crutcher >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> What do you do for very small off-grid systems that people want for >> specific equipment? Do you have a "go-to" configuration, or do you size and >> design everything custom? >> >> For example, I frequently get, "I want to run cameras at a remote site >> and the total requirement is 100W, 24 hours a day." >> >> It's not economical to reinvent the wheel every time. >> >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Fafco Solar >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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