DREAMHILL
DOME PROJECT
Power Generation
Solar Array Constructed 1999
50 Solar Panels Mounted on a custom made rack
Main Trailer is housed under Solar Array and Smaller Trailer Houses all Power Equipment
Wind and Propane Generators supplement the 24V Battery Bank charging
PANEL REWIRING FOR MPPT CONTROLLER
Note: Solar Panel outputs are now both paralleled into a single MX80 MPPT charge controller.
INSIDE POWER TRAILER
INVERTER AND CHARGE CONTROLLERS
BATTERY BANK
PROPANE GENERATOR
Maintenance: 2 qts Mobile One Synthetic 5/30w - oil filter - air filter - plug - Valve adjustment .002-.004 TDC
MANUALS
Trace SW4024 Inverter Manual
Outback FlexMax MX80 MPPT Charge Controller Manual
Rolls Surrette s530 Battery Spec Sheet and Manual
Generac 5501 8kw Generator Operating Manual
Uni-Solar Solar Modules Sheet
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Component | Manufacturer | Description |
Solar Panels | Unisolar | 50 US42 - 20 US21 Panels Total 2520 Watts |
Charge Controllers | Outback | 2 - MX80 80 Amp MPPT |
Batteries | Rolls Surrette | 8 - s530 6V Deep Cycle 400AH Connected for 24VDC 800AH Output |
Inverter | Trace | SW4024 4000 Watt 120VAC 60Hz Sinewave Output |
Wind Generator | Southwest Windpower | AIR403 400 Watt 24 Volt |
Generator | Guardian | Model 5501 8,000 Watt Propane |
SOLAR MODULE SPECIFICATIONS
Unisolar Solar Module | US-42 |
Rated Power | 42 watts |
Operating Voltage | 16.5 volts |
Operating Current | 2.54 amps |
Open Circuit Voltage | 23.8 volts |
Open Circuit Voltage @ -10 deg C 14 deg F | 27.1 volts |
Short Circuit Current | 3.17 amps |
Short Circuit Current @ 75 deg C | 4.2 amps |
Series Fuse Rating | 6 amps |
Minimum blocking diode | 6 amps |
WATTAGE
CONSUMPTION LOADS
Use Continually 70 - Security Cameras - Gate Road Driveway Door Tower Garden Dome
560 -Hair Dryer LOW (never
use HIGH)
24 VDC Loads (powered directly from 24V battery bank) 2424HP Direct Drive 24VDC Evaporative Cooler Pressure Pump Dankoff Flowlight Booster
Energy Efficiency Upgrades LED occupancy sensors Hallway - Utility room - Work/Storage room - Kitchen and Bathrooms Replaced Jet Pump with Dankoff 2920-4 24VDC pump reduce from 1000W to 265W Wood Boiler air damper solenoid energy saving modification saves 50 watts when damper is open Circulation pump in bathroom saves water loss for drawing warm water to shower
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