I’m assuming the bus stops have power for lighting? If so, have you considered using it as the power source? Even if you don’t own then, renting power from this is probably less money than the solar install and the long-term maint.
For solar, my guess is you want solar charging with a battery to supply the WAP. Ventev (terra-wave) makes a POE+ system for WAPs but they are $3800 a pop. Jeff From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> on behalf of James Helzerman <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 2:14 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Solar Power AP Setup The backhaul would be 5Ghz Mesh with 1 Hop to the root AP. For this proof of concept 2.4Ghz is good for users but I would be looking to us 5GHz for both in the future with a Cisco AP that do FRA. -Jimmy On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Paul Reimer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We aren’t running anything on solar. I have a question though. What’s your backhaul? Are you thinking of bridging to the bus stops? -Paul From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of James Helzerman Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 3:33 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Solar Power AP Setup Has anyone used or currently have any access points powered by solar panels? I am looking at doing a few proof of concepts at some bus stops to try and provide connectivity for those waiting for the bus. I am interested with the following particular questions but please add any comments or suggestions you may have. Questions: What make/model solar system do you have? What APs and antennas are you using? What are the power ratings of the solar system (12v, 48v, 120v, wattage, etc.)? How does the AP connect to the power such as a power injector running 120v, direct connect via DC, DC-to-DC converter, etc? What is your targeted uptime? Ie how long should the battery last in the event of bad weather. Any other comments or stories to share would be most helpful. Thanks, -Jimmy -- James Helzerman Wireless Network Engineer University of Michigan - ITS Phone: 734-615-9541 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. -- James Helzerman Wireless Network Engineer University of Michigan - ITS Phone: 734-615-9541 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
