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Designed by:Nathaniel LagemanCol in KreftJerry Lynch Benjamin Sepe
EDSGN 100.14
GE TRANSPORTATION:
OFF-GRID TELECOM BASE STATION
Project Objective Recognition of the Need Defining the Problem Design Specifications Background on Location The Sources of Power
Battery Solar Panels Wind Generator
Concept Generation Sketches Final Design Selection Cost Analysis Conclusion
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Design a telecom cell phone base station that uses sustainable energy sources, a diesel generator system, and sodium metal halide batteries to optimize green power used to run a base station.
The system should optimize available power in areas with either no energy grid or a highly unreliable one.
*GE Hand-Out
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
We recognize the need to develop an easily implemented telecom base station that utilizes renewable energy.
RECOGNIZING THE NEED
Our issue stems from the unreliable grid
What sources of renewable energy will we use
To what extent will we rely on what source
THE PROBLEM AT HAND
1.2 Kilowatt loadImplementation of GE’s Sodium Metal Halide
BatteryNo access to the gridRenewable energy sources
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
48 familiesOccupation: Coffee FarmersRegion is Mountainous12 hours of sunlight on average
GAINING INSIGHT: WIRUCA, NICARAGUA
Sodium Metal Halide Battery New battery made by GE 32 kwh effective capacity Charging efficiency: 97% Discharging efficiency: 92%
Solar Systems 6 kw system Priced around $35,000 Converts the Sun’s UV rays into energy High startup cost Low running cost
SOURCES OF POWER
Wind turbinesConverts wind into energyHigh startup costLow running cost
GeneratorConverts a fuel into energy Low startup costHigh running cost
SOURCES OF POWER
Solar only Unreliable
Wind only Unreliable
Solar and Wind only Too expensive to make reliable
Solar, Wind, and Generator High cost
Solar and Generator only Good output for the cost
Wind and Generator High running cost
CONCEPT GENERATION
SKETCHES
SKETCHES
Solar and Generator6 kw systemCharges batteries during the daylight hours
Generator runs when the solar system and battery are unable to sustain 1.2kw load
FINAL DESIGN
6 kw solar system Price ~ $35,000 Provides 90% of the power
Generator Runs ~ 1,306 hours Uses 156 gal Sustaining cost ~ $590 per year
Money saved Over 10 years the telecom centers can save over $20,000 Over 20 years the telecom centers can save over $65,000
COST ANALYSIS
COMPLETED DESIGN
COMPLETED DESIGN
We decided to use a 6 kw solar system and a generator
A telecommunications base station
Use of alternative energy
Utilizing the GE Battery
SUMMARY
http://www.ge.com/
http://www.solarhome.org/
http://www.affordablehomeelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=111006
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