SOLAR "MICRO" SYSTEMS.
Warmest greetings Friends Of The Sun !
May I introduce to you, a technological breakthrough in compact, solar lighting plants......
The UNI-SUN "Solar Micro System's" !
"MICRO SYSTEMS" are named after the moons of planets, in the following categories :-
Lighting systems....The moons of Uranus,
Ventilation systems.....The moon's of Jupiter,
Water pumping systems....The moon's of Mar's
Mobile living systems.....The moon's of Neptune,
Computer and communication systems..... The moon's of Saturn.
Enjoy, learn, and be inspired by these heavenly bodies !
All energy production figures are average nett daily into loads, at mid season equinox, based on 5.5 hours solar "insolation", ( solar radiation input) as typical of Mediterranean climates such as Perth, Western Australia, lat 33 degrees South.
My solar "micro systems" are rated in milliwatts. (mW) 1000 mW = 1 WATT.
Energy = Power x Time, thus 1000 mW for 1 hour = 1000 milliwatt-hours (mWh) of energy = 1 WATT-HOUR .
3 Watt "LUXEON EMITTER". The future of lighting is here...TODAY !
3 Watt "LUXEON EMITTER". The future of lighting is here...TODAY ! 18 intense , photon emitters from the worlds leading LED manufacturer. 500 Lumens at 1 metre. medium flood. 30,000 hour life.
Direct physical replacement, but superior light output to a standard, 20 watt halogen down light.
We can supply these in lieu of the 1 watt LED clusters at the ratio of 3 to 1. For example, In project "OBERON" , you will get 7 x
3 watt Luxeon emitters...The energy remains the same.
The foundation of the UNI-SUN "Micro System's" is our friend "AVA" !
An abbreviation for Amp Volt Amp ! The left hand ammeter displays solar charging amps, the middle one, battery voltage, and the right hand one, discharge, or load amps. These three simple gauges are the pathway to renewable enlightenment, or , if you like, Solar Serendipity !
Clever AVA also contains a "Hi Tech" , 12 Volt NiMh rechargeable battery, suitable for operating a myriad of 12 Volt appliances, and a regulator, to prevent overcharging..... All in the palm of your hands !
PROJECT "ARIEL" $ 660 Inc G.S.T
This is our smallest system, yet it's performance and enlightenance is profound ! It is ideal for a small holiday shack or caravan, camping, as auxiliary or security lighting, or a superior garden lighting system. It can easily be expanded or modified. The control system features twin ammeters displaying charge and discharge current, and a voltmeter to view the battery state of charge.
The compact and powerful NiMh energy storage battery , and the regulator are contained within a small instrument case that fits into your hands. It is a particularly potent and useful system for travellers, due to its light weight and compactness.
Specifications.
- 1 x UNI-SUN 5 Watt, advanced, amorphous, triple junction panel. Rugged, premium grade unit. Glass free, unbreakable construction.
These panels "ooze' quality. Superb, marine grade construction.
The release of United Solar's triple junction cell in 1996, was an important milestone in the development of solar power technology. It has not been widely recognized . Discover for yourselves, with the US-5 module
.
- 1 x UNI-SUN NiMh Solid state battery.12 Volt x 7.5 Amp-Hour = 90 Watt-hours. ( 0.9 Kwh)
Comprised of the best NiMh cells. Very high energy density. No memory
effect. May be completely discharged 1000's of times. The battery is ultra compact, and contained within the "SUN 1" control system case.
- 1 x UNI-SUN SUN 1 Control system and regulator. Full instrumentation delivers superior visual response and user comprehension. It has input and output circuit breakers, and quality terminal block for all connections at rear. Dimensions W 26 cm. D 20 cm. H 8 cm. Weight 1100 gm. The SUN 1 will educate you in a profound and meaningful way.
- 5 x UNI-SUN Hi intensity, arctic white, 1000 milliwatt ( 1 Watt ) Light Emitting Diode clusters. 19 L.E.D's per cluster. Minimum life span 20,000 hours.100 lumen's @ 1 metre. Narrow flood effect. Excellent for background illumination, and precise application in ceilings, above bench tops, sinks, stoves, arm chairs etc. easy to read by. Daylight effect. Good colour rendition and ideal for doing precise work. Requires 25mm diameter cutout in ceiling.
NOTE : Alternative lighting options 12 volt fluorescent lamps may also be used for more general, widespread lighting effect, but basic filament lamps, including halogen are not recommended due to their poor efficiency. We can also supply
3 Watt LED floods, which are on a par with standard 20 watt halogen
down lights, which most of you would be familiar with.
Ariel's energy production and performance.
In Summer, typical energy production in Australia will be 7 hours x 5 watts = 35 watt-hours. Therefor, if you wish to run all 5 lamps simultaneously, they will go for 35 / 5 = 7 hours all on. Or, 3 lamps will run for 35 / 3 = 11.7 hours...Get the idea ? Simply divide the total lighting load in Watts, by the daily solar watt-hour production.
At mid season equinox, 5.5 hours x 5 watts = 27.5 watt-hours. Therefore, 27.5 / 3 = 9 hours running, with 3 lamps on.
In Winter, production would be 3.5 hours x 5 watts = 17.5 watt-hours. Thus, 17.5 / 3 = 5.8 running hours nightly, with 3 lamps on.
These are daily average figures, and are quite accurate because the Uni-Solar panels deliver their true rated power ,(Unlike crystalline panels ) Also, the NiMh batteries have high charge efficiency, so that the simplified formulas shown above are relevant. This would not be the case when using glass / crystalline panels or lesser batteries such as lead acid, or Ni-Cad.
Project Ariel, may be easily expanded up to our next sized system....Project Titania.
PROJECT "TITANIA" $ 990 Inc G.S.T
Titania, is the next of our solar micro miracles ! With twice the solar energy and battery capacity, and ten lamps. Titania will imbue an ethereal, starship like ambience within a small dwelling, and substantially reduce dependence on the main A.C lighting system, reducing energy costs. Titania is also an impressive system for medium sized caravans, and holiday cabins, and a totally superior lighting solution for gardens and driveways, surpassing the quality and performance of most "free standing" solar garden lamps, by an order of magnitude !
- 2 x UNI-SUN 5 Watt, advanced, amorphous, triple junction panel.
Rugged, premium grade units. Glass free, unbreakable construction.
These panels "ooze' quality. Superb, marine grade construction.
The release of United Solar's triple junction cell in 1996, was an important mile stone in the development of solar power technology. It has not been widely recognized . Discover for yourselves, with the US-5 modules.
- 1 x UNI-SUN 12 Volt x 15 Amp-Hour = 180 Watt-hour battery. ( 0.18 Kwh) Comprised of the best NiMh cells. Very high energy density. No memory effect. May be completely discharged over 1000 times. The battery is ultra compact, and contained within the "SUN 1" control system case.
- 1 x UNI-SUN SUN 1 Control system and regulator. Full instrumentation delivers superior tactile response and user comprehension. Has input and output circuit breakers, and quality terminal block for all connections at rear. Dimensions W 26 cm. D 20 cm. H 8 cm. Weight 1500 gm. The SUN 1 will educate you in a profound and meaningful way.
- 10 x UNI-SUN Hi intensity, arctic white, 1000 milliwatt ( 1 Watt ) Light Emitting Diode clusters. 19 L.E.D's per cluster. Minimum life span 20,000 hours. 100 lumen's @ 1 metre. Narrow flood effect. Excellent for background illumination, and precise application in ceilings, above bench tops, sinks, stoves, arm chairs etc. easy to read by. Daylight effect. Good colour rendition and ideal for doing precise work. Requires 25mm diameter cutout in ceiling.
NOTE : Alternative lighting options. 12 volt fluorescent lamps may also be used for more general, widespread lighting effect, but basic filament lamps, including halogen are not recommended due to their poor efficiency.
We can also supply 3 Watt LED floods, which are on a par with standard 20 watt halogen down lights, which most of you would be familiar with.
Titania's energy production and performance.
In Summer, typical energy production in Australia will be 7 Sun hours x 10 watts = 70 watt-hours.
Therefor, if you wish to run all 10 lamps simultaneously, they will go for 70 / 10 = 7 hours all on.
Or, 6 lamps will run for 70 / 6 = 11.7 hours...Get the idea ? Simply divide the total lighting load in Watts, by the daily solar watt-hour production.
At Equinox, ( mid season ) production is 5.5 Sun hours x 10 watts = 55 watt-hours. Therefore, 55 / 10 = 5.5 hours running, with 10 lamps on.
In Winter, production would be 3.5 Sun hours x 10 watts = 35 watt-hours. Thus, 35 / 10 = 3.5 running hours nightly, with 10 lamps on, 35 / 5 = 7 hours running with 5 lamps on.
These are daily average figures, and are quite accurate because the Uni-Solar panels deliver their true rated power ,( Unlike crystalline panels ) Also, the NiMh batteries have high charge efficiency, so that the simplified formulas shown above are relevant. This would not be the case when using glass / crystalline panels or lesser batteries such as lead acid, or Ni-Cad.
Project Titania, may be easily expanded up to our next sized system....Project Oberon.
PROJECT "OBERON" $1995 Inc G.S.T
Oberon, is the third stage of "micro en lighten ment" ! Potent, compact and astounding, it will imbue an ethereal, starship like ambience within a medium sized dwelling, and substantially reduce dependence on the main A.C lighting system, reducing energy costs. Oberon is also an impressive system for large caravans, and holiday cabins, and a totally superior lighting solution for gardens and driveways, surpassing the quality and performance of most "free standing" solar garden lamps, by an order of magnitude.
- 4 x UNI-SUN 5 Watt, advanced, amorphous, triple junction panels. Rugged, premium grade units. Glass free, unbreakable construction. These panels "ooze' quality. Superb, marine grade construction. The release of United Solar's triple junction cell in 1996, was an important mile stone in the development of solar power technology. It has not been widely recognized . Discover for yourselves, with the US-5 modules.
- 1 x UNI-SUN 12 Volt x 30 Amp-Hour = 360 Watt-hour battery. ( 0.36 Kwh) Comprised of the best NiMh cells. Very high energy density. No memory effect. May be completely discharged over 1000 times. The battery is ultra compact, and contained within the "SUN 1" control system case.
- 1 x UNI-SUN SUN 1 Control system and regulator. Full instrumentation
delivers superior visual response and user comprehension. Has input and output circuit breakers, and quality terminal block for allconnections at rear. Dimensions W 26 cm. D 20 cm. H 8 cm. Weight 3000 gm. The SUN 1 will educate you in a profound and meaningful way.
- 20 x UNI-SUN Hi intensity, arctic white, 1000 milliwatt ( 1 Watt ) Light Emitting Diode clusters. 19 L.E.D's per cluster. Minimum life span 20,000 hours. 100 lumen's @ 1 metre. Narrow flood effect. Excellent for background illumination, and precise application in ceilings, above bench tops, sinks, stoves, arm chairs etc. easy to read by. Daylight effect. Good colour rendition and ideal for doing precise work. Requires 25mm diameter cutout in ceiling.
NOTE : Alternative lighting options 12 volt fluorescent lamps may also be used for more general, widespread lighting effect, but basic filament lamps, including halogen are not recommended due to their poor efficiency. We can also supply 3 Watt LED floods, which are on a par with standard 20 watt halogen down lights, which most of you would be familiar with.
Oberon's energy production and performance.
In Summer, typical energy production in Australia will be 7 Sun hours x 20 watts = 140 watt-hours.
Therefor, if you wish to run all 20 lamps simultaneously, they will go for 140 / 20 = 7 hours all on.
Or, 10 lamps will run for 140 / 10 = 14 hours...Get the idea ? Simply divide the total lighting load in Watts, by the daily solar watt-hour production.
At Equinox, ( mid season ) production is 5.5 Sun hours x 20 watts = 110 watt-hours. Therefore, 110 / 10 = 11 hours running, with 10 lamps on.
In Winter, production would be 3.5 Sun hours x 20 watts = 70 watt-hours. Thus, 70 / 10 = 7 running hours nightly, with 10 lamps on.
These are daily average figures, and are quite accurate because the Uni-Solar panels deliver their true rated power ,( Unlike crystalline panels ) Also, the NiMh batteries have high charge efficiency, so that the simplified formulas shown above are relevant. This would not be the case when using glass / crystalline panels or lesser batteries such as lead acid, or Ni-Cad.
Optional 35 L.E.D, 300 lumen lantern for use with our Solar Micro Systems. Very impressive, high efficiency unit. only draws 4 watts. If you would prefer this lamp with your choice of system, you will receive one unit in lieu of every 4 standard 1 watt LED clusters. For example, with project "Oberon", you may select up to 5 x 4 watt lanterns. Very versatile. May be mounted on walls or ceilings. You will love this "Wow factor" unit. It looks fantastic, and is suitable for a myriad of indoor and outdoor lighting applications, but must be mounted undercover. A simple rule of thumb ; Every hour of full strength Sun onto a single 5 watt solar panel, will deliver approximately 1 hour of running with this unit.
PROJECT "MIRANDA". $2995 inc GST.
The moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakesperian plays, and "Miranda" is aptly named, after the magician "Prospero's" daughter. With a wave of her wand, she will banish an entire house full of standard, gluttonous, MR-16, 50 watt halogen down lights, into the garbage can of history, and pay for her spell, in under three years, with huge energy savings and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In most climates, project "Miranda" holds the key to the practical and widespread application of low cost solar power in every home....Be beguiled
- 1 x UNI-SUN 64 Watt, advanced, amorphous, triple junction panel. Rugged, premium grade unit. Glass free, unbreakable , marine grade construction. These panels "ooze' quality. The release of United Solar's triple junction cell in 1996, was an important mile stone in the development of solar power technology. It has not been widely recognized . Discover for yourselves, with the US-64 module, which, due to its temperature stability, is equal or better than an 80 watt crystalline solar panel at 50 Deg C operating cell temperature. ( Typical)
- 1 x UNI-SUN 12 Volt x 60 Amp-Hour = 720 Watt-hour battery. ( 0.72 Kwh) Comprised of the best NiMh cells. Very high energy density. No memory effect. May be completely discharged over 1000 times. The battery is ultra compact, and contained within the "SUN 2" control system case, which also features full instrumentation, for your renewable enlightenment.
- 1 x UNI-SUN SUN 2. Solar regulator and control system. Includes 6 x special, high efficiency , current regulated outputs. These are individually switched on the front panel, to control six pairs of 5 watt LED's. The system is extremely simple to install without the need of an electrical contractor. The "SUN 2" also contains the advanced , 12 Volt NiMh energy storage battery within.
- 12 x UNI-SUN Hi intensity, warm white, 5000 milliwatt ( 5 Watt ) Light Emitting Diodes . Minimum life span 100,000 hours. 1000 lumen's @ 1 metre. Medium flood effect. Excellent for general illumination, and precise application in ceilings, above bench tops, sinks, stoves, arm chairs etc. Warm white, easy on the eyes. similar to the colour of the energy hungry, 50 watt 12 volt halogen lamps that they well and truly render obsolete.
Miranda's energy production and performance.
In Summer, typical energy production in Australia will be 7 Sun hours x 64 watts = 448 watt-hours.
Therefor, if you wish to run all 12 x 5 watt lamps simultaneously, ( 60 watts) they will go for 448 / 60 = 7.5 hours all on.
Get the idea ? Simply divide the total lighting load in Watts, by the average daily solar watt-hour production.
At Equinox, ( mid season ) production is 5.5 Sun hours x 64 watts = 352 watt-hours. Therefore, 352 / 60 = 5.9 hours running, with 12 lamps on.
In Winter, production would be 3.5 Sun hours x 64 watts = 224 watt-hours. Thus, 224 / 60 = 3.7 running hours nightly, with all 12 lamps on. Obviously, most folks will not leave all their lights on at once for extended periods, thus it is clear that "Miranda's" generating capacity well and truly provides excellent energy inputs throughout the year, Summer and Winter.
These are daily average figures, and are quite accurate because the Uni-Solar panels deliver their true rated power ,( Unlike crystalline panels ) Also, the NiMh batteries have high charge efficiency, so that the simplified formulas shown above are relevant. This would not be the case when using glass / crystalline panels or lesser batteries such as lead acid, or Ni-Cad.
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