Amperor Europe Ltd. has one of it's new lightweight, flexible solar panels being tested in the ever changing environment of K2....
As seen in the picture below.
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Thursday, 16 July 2009
K2 Solar Panel Testing
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Solar Panels
Creating clean energy is an essential ingredient to combating climate change and protecting the environment. This statement is no less true in the Caravan and Motorhome Industry as any other. Amperor is pioneering the use of a new type of Solar Technology that can be applied to all kinds of vehicles' roofs, whether it be a leisure type vehicle or some futuristic battery operated type
This new technology is very thin and can be fixed directly to a roof in such way that will not compromise a vehicle's streamlining qualities. It is also very much lighter than traditional solar panels, it can be as much as four times lighter
Traditional technology uses a glass substrate that must be protected with a metal frame to avoid the glass breaking. The new technology uses a metal substrate that is slightly flexible in such a way that it can follow gentle curves or can flex to counter the stresses in the roof when the vehicle is moving. There are no mounting holes required as the panel can be fixed directly to the roof of a vehicle using the normal type of adhesives in the industry. Apart from the occasional clean no maintenance is required and providing there is no sufficient light available the panel will provide energy all year round
Amperor has conducted numerous tests to ensure the suitability of the technology for use with vehicles, along with the tests on special electronic circuitry that controls, and in some cases enhances, the power generated. The all year round energy that the panel provides helps to avoid flat batteries and the need to replace vehicle batteries in the Spring when they have been allowed to go into a deep discharge state over the winter. Another benefit to the environment.
Solar Regulators
A variety of regulators can be supplied that can protect against the overcharge of batteries. The smallest regulator can handle up to 75 watts into just one battery, and the larger ones up to 150 watts into both the leisure and the vehicle's own starter battery. There is even one available that increases the available power form the panels by as much as 30%. Each of the larger regulators can handle up to two of these 56 watt panels and can also be used to feed information to a special monitor that can display current being generated, the voltage available from the solar panel and the power being generated in watts. The display panel comes with a 5 meter length of cable that simply plugs into the regulator, couldn't be easier
Or let Steve Berry sum it up for you . . .
Creating clean energy is an essential ingredient to combating climate change and protecting the environment. This statement is no less true in the Caravan and Motorhome Industry as any other. Amperor is pioneering the use of a new type of Solar Technology that can be applied to all kinds of vehicles' roofs, whether it be a leisure type vehicle or some futuristic battery operated type
This new technology is very thin and can be fixed directly to a roof in such way that will not compromise a vehicle's streamlining qualities. It is also very much lighter than traditional solar panels, it can be as much as four times lighter
Traditional technology uses a glass substrate that must be protected with a metal frame to avoid the glass breaking. The new technology uses a metal substrate that is slightly flexible in such a way that it can follow gentle curves or can flex to counter the stresses in the roof when the vehicle is moving. There are no mounting holes required as the panel can be fixed directly to the roof of a vehicle using the normal type of adhesives in the industry. Apart from the occasional clean no maintenance is required and providing there is no sufficient light available the panel will provide energy all year round
Amperor has conducted numerous tests to ensure the suitability of the technology for use with vehicles, along with the tests on special electronic circuitry that controls, and in some cases enhances, the power generated. The all year round energy that the panel provides helps to avoid flat batteries and the need to replace vehicle batteries in the Spring when they have been allowed to go into a deep discharge state over the winter. Another benefit to the environment.
Solar Regulators
A variety of regulators can be supplied that can protect against the overcharge of batteries. The smallest regulator can handle up to 75 watts into just one battery, and the larger ones up to 150 watts into both the leisure and the vehicle's own starter battery. There is even one available that increases the available power form the panels by as much as 30%. Each of the larger regulators can handle up to two of these 56 watt panels and can also be used to feed information to a special monitor that can display current being generated, the voltage available from the solar panel and the power being generated in watts. The display panel comes with a 5 meter length of cable that simply plugs into the regulator, couldn't be easier
Or let Steve Berry sum it up for you . . .
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