This will be our first wind site. We will get some pretty wind at the location. However we have been using Solar on sites since 2000 on a couple Island Off shore up here in Maine.
-Cameron > I have had nothing but heartbreak with wind. Solar always works well. > Wind, no joy for me... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:22 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Off Grid System Design Comments. > > >> We are installing a new tower very soon (in the next couple weeks) that >> will be run completely off Wind power with a 400-watt wind turbine. Of >> course we will have 6 105 amp hour batteries. Our draw at one of our >> popular sites is under 375 watts. This using a PC-Based MikroTik/ HP >> Procurve 2524, 6 Alvarion B NET Backhauls, 2 Alvarion VL-AU's, 1 Trango >> 900 Sector. >> >> We switched some hardware in the MikroTik routers mostly the newer low >> powered AMD cpu's and that made a hugh difference and going from the HP >> procurve 2424m to a 2524 which cut the wattage from 90 watts to about 25 >> watts. The Alvarion Units use about 200 watts total and the trango is >> like >> 13 watts or so, (been a while since I checked them). The mikrotik router >> is uing 60-75 watts. All in all, not to shabby as far as power >> consumption. >> >> -Cameron >> >>> I wanted to get input from the WISPA list about a complete design for a >>> off >>> grid base station design base on a dual and quad radio system. We have >>> been >>> looking into this and have come up with a design using both wind and >>> solar >>> power that will keep a unit up and running 24/7/365. The idea is to >>> have >>> a >>> complete package design so the base stations can be installed anywhere, >>> but >>> in order to keep the costs low it would be base on a max 48Watt design. >>> >>> Questions: >>> 1. Is this something WISP would want in the USA, and would find useful? >>> 2. Would you like this in a single package or parts (where a package >>> would >>> have a 1 year warrantee and parts would not) >>> 3. What are you finding the power needs are at a typical WPOP? >>> 4. Other Comments? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
