We can even detect a little charge due to moonlight. Clouds are such variable density it is hard to give a meaningful answer. Plus there are days that are scattered, broken and overcast cloud conditions. We typically see a 50% reduction of current when clouds pass over on the telemetry.
If you are trying to scrape together a system and feel you are falling short, cheap insurance is a small generator (assuming you can access the site). Don't neglect the telemetry. The RMS - BND system is ideal. Packetflux just came out with a new system too. With telemetry at least you can watch it die and not be surprised. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont > Thanks so much for the insight and great information. You just saved me > having to make all those mistakes all over again. I was definitely > undersizing the system and I'd bet most folks would tend to do that, > trying > to save costs. > > One more question: I read that solar panels will still output on cloudy > days, maybe 75% of sunny day capacity. Have you any experience with this? > > Regards, > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:42 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Powered Access Pont > > feelin' da luv today > > (As some might suspect, I do have a passion for mountain-top solar and > wind > power, having had to risk human life on more than one occasion to keep > things alive or restore service. $2000 helicopter rides after the storm > blows through is also a good reason to get it right. I have quite a few > sites and I think I have made every possible mistake you can make. Just > one helicopter ride more than pays for the batts that will not freeze.) > > >> You're special, Chuck. :-p >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
