1. Structure Specific
Your facility may perform multiple functions, each with an energy requirement that may be considerably more or less than the others. Our systems can seamlessly meet any load up to it’s maximum output for the time designated for that system. The only limit to the power produced is the amount of area given for energy harvesting for that structure. We design our systems to be installed as closely as possible to it’s structure and, at ground level, the components are able to be installed within 5’ of the outside skin of the facility.
2. Transportable
Most of our systems are not portable by human means. Smaller systems able to be carried by 4-6 men are available, please contact us to discuss. By transportable we mean able to be packed up and relocated with the structure it was designed for, or to another structure in the same (or different) location with a similar energy requirement. We provide all the tools, connectors and instructions for not only the initial installation, but for any relocation necessary in the long useful life of the system.
3. Renewable Power System
Every location on Earth receives power from the sun, either direct sunshine or wind. Most places receive both, but the dominant energy source in almost all locations is irradiated energy as sunshine. Photovoltaic systems are designed to harvest and store sunshine when the sun is shining. Wind systems are designed to harvest and store energy derived from moving air currents.
Plug-and-Play – Our systems are designed with 4 Major Components – Foundation Kit, Solar Array(s), Electronics Enclosure, Lights and cables and/or Electrical Distribution Devices and cables.
Foundation Kit – Anchoring your system to the Earth is the most important part of a Transportable System. Whatever the mounting surface, we design a base and method of anchoring that base to the ground or surface the facility is erected on. Hard-surface or dirt, our Foundation kit is designed to firmly anchor and hold the solar array or wind tower.
Solar Array(s) – To harvest the sun’s energy with solar panels, a mounting structure is needed. Even if set directly on the ground, angling the panel at the sun provides the best opportunity to harvest the maximum amount of solar energy. We ship fully assembled and wired solar arrays up to a maximum of 9 panels, approximately 2700 watts (STC) per array. Multiple arrays can be shipped for the designed maximum power requirement of each structure.
Electronics Enclosure – This component contains the batteries, charge controllers and inverters as needed for the system to operate as designed.
Lights/Electrical Distribution and Cables – We work directly with a manufacturer of high quality, high output LED lights, providing the best value in high lumen lighting available. Our lights are pre-wired with twist lock receptacles and plugs, fuses are installed for light protection and we will have spares of your light available at al times. Distributing electrical power will be as easy as running a distribution box to the structure and plugging individual loads into the distribution box.
TRPS – Transportable Renewable Power System
Lighting system – A renewable energy system designed to provide lighting. Most commonly, power is distributed throughout a facility, then that power is used for operating whatever device requires it. A lighting system is designed such that the energy is used only for illumination.
Pure sine wave – Conventional grid power is in the form of a “wave” going smoothly (pure) above and below a zero value. Stored energy in batteries, leaving as “direct current”, must be inverted to operate “alternating current” devices. Devices that invert the direct current (dc) to alternating current (ac) in very small steps create a “modified sine wave” which can create interference for sensitive equipment.
Moveable – Able to be moved from one location to another without loss of purpose. Not portable in that these systems cannot easily be picked up by humans, moveable using suitable equipment.
Battery – An energy storage device. Batteries are made of individual cells connected in series, to increase the voltage, and parallel, to increase the total available energy at that voltage.
Days of Autonomy – The number of days a renewable energy system can perform under it’s designed load without a renewable energy source available. Depending on the load when the renewable source is unavailable, the runtime could be hours or days.