Ground and Tower Mounted Remote Solar System Projects

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. These ground mounted solar systems include common applications like 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.

3.8KW Solar Panel Array
This array is mounted directly on concrete pad for a cellular site in Nevada.

20KW Hybrid solar module array with generator set
This array is mounted on concrete piers for a AT&T microwave repeater site in California.

15KW Solar Panel Array
This uses concrete Sonotube and was custom designed and engineered using a custom ground racking system for Southern California Edison.

9KW Hybrid photovoltaic microwave repeater
Tooele County emergency communication site with solar foundation, telecom/genset shelter and propane tanks on a 9,000' mountain top in Utah.

Rear view of 15KW solar system
This shows a high-wind speed steel I-Beam support structure.

Front view of 6KW Solar Hybrid generator assist system
This was designed for AT&T with Sonotube concrete pillars and custom engineered racking support system.

Rear view of 6KW Solar Hybrid generator assist system
This was designed for AT&T with Sonotube concrete pillars and custom engineered racking support system.

Rear view of 20KW Hybrid solar module array with generator set
This system was mounted directly on a concrete shelter for a Verizon microwave repeater site in California.

9KW Hybrid photovoltaic microwave repeater
Tooele County emergency communication site using Sonotube concrete foundation in Utah. One of our engineers is standing on one of the Sonotubes.

2. Side of Utility/Telecom Tower Solar Support Design

These systems range from 160 watts to several kilowatts. These tower mounted solar systems are intended to power LED obstruction lights, aircraft warning and MET tower obstruction LED lighting. These are also used on radio telecommunication towers.

3. Dual Vertical Pole with Crossarm Solar Mounting Design for Remote Sites

This pole-mounted solar system 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.

Microwave Repeater / Cellular Applications

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