Ground and
Tower Mounted RAPS Systems
1. Ground
Mounted Solar Arrays for Remote Locations
2. Side of Utility/Telecom Tower Solar Support Design
3. Dual Vertical Pole with Crossarm Solar Mounting
Design for Remote Sites
1.
Ground Mounted Solar Arrays for Remote Locations
Ground based
systems are used in larger power applications ranging from 640 watts
to 10+ kilowatts. Common applications include air monitoring sampling
equipment, tower obstruction lighting, cellular microwave repeaters,
mountaintop communications and high wind areas such as tropical
islands and deserts. Often the solar array is used to shade the
battery enclosure, reducing heat gain.
2.
Side of Utility/Telecom Tower Solar Support Design
These systems
range from 160 watts to several kilowatts. These are intended to
power LED obstruction lights, aircraft warning and MET tower obstruction
LED lights. These are also used on radio telecommunication towers.
3.
Dual Vertical Pole with Crossarm Solar Mounting Design for Remote
Sites
This design
method is used to elevate the solar array when there is snow drift
accumulation. Smaller systems use 4"-6" Schedule 40 steel
pipe. Larger systems typically use utility telephone poles.
Typical applications
are microwave repeaters, cellular repeaters, tower obstruction lighting
and microwave relay stations.
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Microwave
Repeater / Cellular Applications
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