We may through a solar panel or two at site if we have wind troubles, but this site will be using sub 100 watts.
-Cameron > double or triple your batteries....... > > JohnnyO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 8:09 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Off Grid System Design Comments. > > >> 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" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> 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! 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