Re: [WISPA] For you WISPA list people...

2006-10-17 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181

thanks Mark!

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Subject: [WISPA] For you WISPA list people...



Ok, list, this is your lucky day.   You get something for nothing.

Attached is the spreadsheet I designed to help design solar sites.   It
makes some rough calculations, and some safe assumptions about how much
power you use, vs how much you need to generate, and how much battery
capacity you need in order to not deep discharge your batteries during no
sun conditions.

This is designed to last several years, taking into account:   not
discharging batteries more than 50%, loss of battery capacity over time,
etc.

Hope it's useful to you.

Now, as far as the specific solar products go, you have to choose the 
panels

by what is available at the time you need it.   There's a generalized
shortage of solar panels, so the selection is always limited and sometimes
you simply have to work around, rather than use the ideal setup.


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Re: [WISPA] For you WISPA list people...

2006-10-17 Thread Mark Koskenmaki
I should point out that this calculator is for severe weather northern
climates.

If you live in some place that doesn't see week-long winter inversions or
dense cloud conditions that last a week or more, there are some assumptions
that can be altered some that will reduce, for instance, the battery
capacity requirements.

I have to prepare for up to 8 days in a row with NO generation whatsoever.
In fact, it'll be so dark that you can't drive without your lights, for fear
of getting hit.

But, for someone like Mac, who rarely has storms longer than 2 days,  it can
be adjusted.   The formula in the cell for battery capacity is set for 25
days of capacity.   Down in Louisiana, it could be dropped to 10 days, for
instance.

If you're putting this on a mountaintop, where snow may occaisionally
obscure the panels for a while after a storm, you might need to up the
battery days to 30 or 45, just to be safe.   Maybe you have some site that
gets fogged in...   That must be taken into account.

If you're going to do that, then your margin better hit close to 20 percent,
too.

Set your system voltage,  you can find your insolation value here:

http://www.solarseller.com/solar_insolation_maps_and_chart_.htm

Use the minimum figure in the field labelled hours.

It's not exact, but close enough to work.





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email me at mark at neofast dot net
541-969-8200
Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net

- Original Message - 
From: Mark Koskenmaki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:07 PM
Subject: [WISPA] For you WISPA list people...


 Ok, list, this is your lucky day.   You get something for nothing.

 Attached is the spreadsheet I designed to help design solar sites.   It
 makes some rough calculations, and some safe assumptions about how much
 power you use, vs how much you need to generate, and how much battery
 capacity you need in order to not deep discharge your batteries during no
 sun conditions.

 This is designed to last several years, taking into account:   not
 discharging batteries more than 50%, loss of battery capacity over time,
 etc.

 Hope it's useful to you.

 Now, as far as the specific solar products go, you have to choose the
panels
 by what is available at the time you need it.   There's a generalized
 shortage of solar panels, so the selection is always limited and sometimes
 you simply have to work around, rather than use the ideal setup.


 +++
 neofast.net - fast internet for North East Oregon and South East
Washington
 email me at mark at neofast dot net
 541-969-8200
 Direct commercial inquiries to purchasing at neofast dot net







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