Banner SureCross FlexPower Solar Supply Assembly - Manual (Page 2)

5-pin Euro-Style Wiring for BWA-SOLAR-001
5-pin Euro-Style Female Connector Wire No. Wire Color Description
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5 Gray 5 V dc nominal
Installing the Solar Supply Assembly
Before you install the Solar Supply, charge the solar core battery pack for 8 to 16 hours using the optional ac wall charger.
Though this solar core pack ships from the factory with a partial charge, this recharge ensures your battery pack has
enough power to operate effectively after installation regardless of initial weather conditions and sun availability.
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1 Sign-post top cap
2 Solar panel
3 Connector from battery pack to the optional charger or to
the solar panel.
4 Splitter cable that goes to the SureCross devices (not
included)
5 Pipe assembly
6 Mounting clamps
To assemble your solar power device, follow these installation instructions:
1. Connect the pipe clamps as shown, positioning the clamps about 10 inches apart.
2. Insert the solar panel assembly into the sign-post top cap and align the mounting holes.
3. Insert the supplied set screws into the sign-post top cap and through the solar panel mounting plate. Tighten.
4. Connect the two cables protruding from the pipe assembly.
One cable ends in a gray connector; connect this to the cable coming from the solar panel. The second cable is black
with a Euro-style connector; this plugs into the SureCross device or devices that the solar assembly is powering.
5. Mount to a flat surface.
Solar Application Information
Insolation and Autonomy
In every solar/battery powered application there are two important parameters that help determine how much usable
energy can be harnessed from the available sunlight:
• Insolation is the amount of solar radiation falling on an area per unit time. Insolation can be characterized as an
equivalent number of hours of direct sunlight per day required to maintain a desired load.
• Autonomy is a measure of how long the assembly will supply power without sunlight. Autonomy depends on the
load and battery capacity, but it is also affected by battery temperature. A fully charged battery in our assembly
will supply 350 mW with 10 days of autonomy. Ten days of 100% autonomy means that the battery is able to carry
the load through 10 days of darkness or 20 days with half the required sunlight.
The SureCross FlexPower Solar Supply supports many applications including wireless network range extension, remote
sensing, and wireless 4 to 20 mA transmitter operation and monitoring. These typical 350 mW applications require an
average winter insolation of 1 kW-hr/m 2 per day. This is equivalent to an average of 80 minutes of sunlight shining directly
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