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Business View Australia - November-December 2015 165

Capabilities in remote

areas

Solarmatrix has a high level of

expertise in completing assignments

in difficult-to-access locations. Often,

utilities do not necessarily want solar

power installations because of its

intermittent output in case of cloud

events. To overcome this drawback,

the company offers a solution where

the system it installs provides some

power for a limited time when sunlight

is not available.

For this purpose, Solarmatrix has

teamed up with another company,

which provides the hardware, while

the software is available in-house.

This capability has given Solarmatrix

the ability to penetrate much larger

markets around the world where its

technical expertise is required to cater

to isolated grids.Some of the projects

executed in remote areas are:

12 kW off-grid hybrid

remote area power supply

(RAPS) system

The assignment involved engineering

and supplying a 12 kWp off-grid solar

powersystemforacustomer inaremote

area around Broome, WA. The project

was installed and commissioned

through the company’s partner, Wallis

Electrical. Its unique features include

a cyclone rated installation maximising

the available roof space.

The installation is a combination of

a photovoltaic system and a diesel

generator. Forty-nine Bosch Solar

Energy solar modules were used along

with two SMA Sunny Island inverters

and 24 Sonnenschein sealed gel

batteries.

16 kW Lancelin off-grid

system

The

project

included

design,

supply and commissioning of a 16

kWp hybrid solar power system

for the Lancelin Defence Facility.

Independent Power Systems was the

partner for installation. The project

met the exacting requirements of the

Australian Department of Defence and

its objective was to reduce diesel fuel

usage and improve reliability of power

supply.

Utilisation of world-class

components

Solarmatrix

uses

components

supplied by the world’s leaders in solar

productsandhasongoing relationships

with Bosch Solar, SolarWorld, LG

Solar, Lorentz, SMA Solar Technology

AG, Radiant Mounting Systems, HT

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