Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I would buy telecom batts. https://www.serverrack.com/content/documents/NSB_Red_Battery_Info.pdf From: Bill Prince Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:36 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP Depending on which way you go, using more smaller-voltage

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
1.5 watt hour per cubic inch roughly. From: Steve Jones Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 9:15 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP Out of curiousity, what does 16kwh storage look like? That seems to be a lot of battery. On Tue, Jan 12

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread Bill Prince
ry 12, 2021 11:55 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP If your load is 50W, then you need to deal with ~~ 1.2 KWH of energy usage per day (50*24). We

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread Mathew Howard
So right in line with Bill's recommendation. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Bill Prince >> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:55 AM >> To: af@af.afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP >> >> If your load is 50W, then you nee

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread D. Bernardi
with a real winter, I would say: 1000W of panel. (20X load) 16 kWh storage. (14 days autonomy) So right in line with Bill's recommendation. -Original Message- From: Bill Prince Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:55 AM To: <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread Steve Jones
storage. (14 days autonomy) > > So right in line with Bill's recommendation. > > -Original Message- > From: Bill Prince > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:55 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP > > If your load is

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-13 Thread D. Bernardi
Howard Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 12:15 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP Â Since we're talking about a relatively small system, I would base whether to do a 24v or 48v system on what the majority of the load is going to be. If it

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Mathew Howard
oup > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP > > Since we're talking about a relatively small system, I would base whether > to do a 24v or 48v system on what the majority of the load is going to be. > If it's going to be like 70% 24v gear, I'd go with 24v, bu

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
12:15 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP Since we're talking about a relatively small system, I would base whether to do a 24v or 48v system on what the majority of the load is going to be. If it's going to be like 70% 24v gear, I

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
o: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP If your load is 50W, then you need to deal with ~~ 1.2 KWH of energy usage per day (50*24). We don't know your latitude, or location, so you will have to plug in whatever solar values are typical for your area. However, a good rul

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Mathew Howard
Since we're talking about a relatively small system, I would base whether to do a 24v or 48v system on what the majority of the load is going to be. If it's going to be like 70% 24v gear, I'd go with 24v, but otherwise, I'd probably lean towards 48v. Bill's numbers look about right for what you'd

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Yeah, solar great, TVWS not so great. -Original Message- From: Bill Prince Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:55 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP If your load is 50W, then you need to deal with ~~ 1.2 KWH of energy usage per day (50*24

Re: [AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread Bill Prince
If your load is 50W, then you need to deal with ~~ 1.2 KWH of energy usage per day (50*24). We don't know your latitude, or location, so you will have to plug in whatever solar values are typical for your area. However, a good rule of thumb for mid-latitude areas is to have enough battery for

[AFMUG] Solar/Battery for Micro-PoP

2021-01-12 Thread D. Bernardi
Hi, I'm considering some fixed wireless (TVWS) trials and/or the ability to deliver temporary service where there's no available power source. I've done some basic solar system calculations (and there are plenty of calculators) but I'm looking for some real world pointers from those that ha