Demo2 first
FGCU Solar Panels
Demo2 second
FGCU Solar Panels lead by following the sun.
Demo2 third
Circuits A-D of the Solar Field.
Demo2 fourth
The Library's Photo Voltaic Panels

Power Variables

AC Energy Produced: 6648968.0 kWh
AC Current Phase A: 243.0 degrees
AC Current Phase B: 207.3 degrees
AC Current Phase C: 254.0 degrees

Enviromental Variables

Ambient Temperature: 27.4º Celcius
Wind Speed: 6.41 knots
Wind Direction: 73.17º

Equipment Variables

DataLogger Temperature: 31.97º Celcius
Cell Temperature: 26.08º Celcius
Horizontal Irradiance: 27.4
POA Irradiance: -0.17

Start Date for Graphical Displays:

Time:(Before 10AM: #:## After 10AM: ##:##
Ex: 14:15 as 2:15pm)
Format time as described
Day:(1-31)
Insert day integer 1-31
Month:(1-12)
Insert month integer 1-12
Year:(2009-current)
Insert a year 2009 and on
Records Displayed:(Four records per hour)
Insert a positive records integer


Show/Hide Input Guidelines

-Time must be entered in the format of #:## for before 10:00AM and ##:## for all times after 9:59AM. Military format for PM. 15 minute increments

-Day must be a valid for the specific month.

-Month must be 1-12

-Year must be a valid four-digit number ranging from 2009 to present year.

NOTE: First data point on record is on 4/1/2010 18:45.

POWER GRAPHS
When capacitors or inductors are involved in an AC circuit, the current and voltage do not peak at the same time. The fraction of a period difference between the peaks expressed in degrees is said to be the phase difference. The phase difference is <= 90 degrees. It is customary to use the angle by which the voltage leads the current. This leads to a positive phase for inductive circuits since current lags the voltage in an inductive circuit. The phase is negative for a capacitive circuit since the current leads the voltage. The useful mnemonic ELI the ICE man helps to remember the sign of the phase. The phase relation is often depicted graphically in a phasor diagram.
Power in an electric circuit is the rate of flow of energy past a given point of the circuit. In alternating current circuits, energy storage elements such as inductors and capacitors may result in periodic reversals of the direction of energy flow. The portion of power that, averaged over a complete cycle of the AC waveform, results in net transfer of energy in one direction is known as real power. The portion of power due to stored energy, which returns to the source in each cycle, is known as reactive power.