E-Solar Standalone 480W PV

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 20:05

E-Solar Standalone 480W PV – Time-lapse Camera – Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

With the ideal camera location situated almost a hundred and fifty meters above ground level, half the way up a rocky hillside, the practical process of running mains power across the site was not cost effective. A diesel generator was also considered but the delivery of fuel and regular maintenance checks of the engine was equally prohibitive. The only real solution was to go solar.

With a daily demand of 1.5kW at 24v (1200W of which is drawn by a Peltier cooler for an installed compact PC) the PV system needed to deliver continuous power between 5am and 7pm every day so the camera could take a high resolution photo every 30 minutes. The PV system design also had to consider complete shading as the sun set behind the hill at 3pm. By adding a 5° tilt towards the East and orientating the panel pairs 15° East of due South allowed the PV system to maximum power production during the shortened insolation period.

With their in-built i-Max technology the E-Solar panels performance exceptionally well in low light and morning light periods. With their fast ‘wake-up’ capability these panels delivery unrivalled power generation in the harshest of climates.