Sorry... I confused this with the wrong thread. I will crawl back in my hole now.....
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Bob M <[email protected]> wrote: > > guys. I'm not looking for solar system. I'm not looking for d_c power plant. > I know all about those I'm not looking for that. I'm looking for a stupid > simple economical u_p_s with an snmp card to power this radio for maybe 5 > minutes. Just long enoigh to send me an SNMP command to say "Hey the ac power > is gone ...don't bother driving out here." That's all I'm looking for. > > Now does anyone have any thoughts. These are not CPE locations. They are > commercial hubs. > > > Bob > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Sean Heskett <[email protected]> > Date:12/01/2014 1:48 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: [email protected], WISPA General List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar setup recommendations... > > You'll need to do some math first. > > How many watts of power do you need, multiply by 24 to get your daily usage. > Add in some buffer if you think this site will expand (it probably will). > For instance say your draw is 100watts * 24 = 2400watts. In Florida on dec > 21st you should have 5 hours sunlight available (there are government charts > that can tell you exactly what to expect) 2400/5=480watts this is your array > size (solar panels) > > Once you have your daily usage, how many days do you want to run with no > sunlight?? > in Florida you will probably only need a couple days. 2400 * 2 = 4800watt > hours ( you need to double this since you don't want the batteries to go > below 50%) 4800*2= 9600watt hours. This is your storage capacity (batteries) > > So for panels you want to shop for 500-600watts of panels. Three 200watt > 24vdc panels should be fine or two 250watt panels. It all depends on how much > expansion you want this site to be able to handle. > > For batteries we us UB4D sealed batts. They are 210amp 12vdc = 2,520 watt > hours. So you'll need 4. Connect 2 in series, 2 others in series and then > those 2 banks in parallel (to get to 24vdc) > > For charge controllers I really like the Morningstar tri-star MPPT chargers. > But any MPPT controller is fine. > > Be sure to fuse and breaker everything!!! > > We usually buy from wholesalesolar.com they have decent prices and they will > answer all your questions and find you all the right parts etc. > > Good luck! > > Sean > > p.s. The above calculations were based on assumptions like 100watts of draw, > 2 days of runtime in Florida etc. you'll need to adjust accordingly to your > needs. > > > >> On Monday, December 1, 2014, Scott Carullo <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a new site that needs to be powered by solar. Needs to run a MT 2011 >> router and 4 UBNT rocket 5Ghz radios. Would like it to be 24v based since >> that is what all the equipment requires. Also a battery recommendation >> would be super, controller etc. Its all being mounted outside on a pipe >> which is chain mounted to a monopole tower at 60ft. Just need the shopping >> list to make this happen. I appreciate your input and your time, thanks. >> >> Scott Carullo >> Technical Operations >> 855-FLSPEED x102 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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