Sep 14 2010
AEG Power Solutions, a turnkey solution providing company for commercial installations, has announced the completion of a rooftop solar power installation for FREEDM Systems Center of North Carolina State University.
The solar system planned for the newly constructed Keystone Science Center at the Centennial Campus of the University will offer solar power to the 15,000 sq.ft Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center’s headquarters. The installed system in addition to providing solar power to the university will also display how renewable energy can be connected to the power grid while cutting down the energy spending of the users. The installation will also allow the scientists at the center to learn the new technologies involved in transforming the centralized production of solar power into a dispersed power network involving exchangeable green energy sources and grid connectivity in collaboration with the engineers of AEG Power Systems for mutual benefit.
The 40 kW powered ballasted rooftop solar unit is expected to produce approximately 52,000 kWH of solar power per year. The total solar system incorporates 186 PV modules and four numbers of solar inverters. The inverters are used to covert the DC current to AC current for utilizing the produced power for some of the designated research projects and lighting the entire building. The system also includes a monitoring feature for synchronized supervising of the power production data by the engineers of FREEDM Systems Center as well as the AEG PS engineers.
AGS Power solutions utilized non-penetrating type of installation to reduce damages to the roof. Most of the parts of the solar unit such as the channel are connected to the Science Center’s structure and fed straight into the labs of the FREEDM Systems Center to reduce the impact of the installation and to meet the expansion requirements of the future. The panels incorporated over the roof are designed to withstand up to 95 mph wind speed.
Source: http://www.aegps.com