Solar+Panel

=Solar Panel (SP)=

Installation
The solar panel is a Kyocera KC130TM. Here's [|Kyocera's datasheet]. We bought the panel from Affordable Solar. The solar panel has been installed on the roof of the science building over the physics room. The panel is directly above the wall where the Monitoring Panel will be placed. Here's a nice picture of the panel installed on the roof. (Yes, we need to trim the bushes...)

Roof rafters are at 24" spacing. The panel was installed with the long axis vertical so additional panels can be added horizontally if desired.

5/16" x 3" galvanized lag screws were used to install the mounts. The wire size is 10ga. Red = positive; white = negative.

Conduit is used to route cabling from the SP to the Monitoring Panel.

Here is the diagram we used to guide the installation: