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ENERGY INFORMATION
Fix this textRenewable Energies
Fix this textWHAT IS A SOLAR “FARE”?
Fix this textJuly 1983
Fix this textNo. 8
Fix this textTHE SOLAR FARE
Fix this textA “fare” is a traditional Polynesian home.
Fix this textA solar “fare” is the result of adapting renewable energy
Fix this texttechniques to the habitat. The term “solar fare” will be used
Fix this textto designate a completely self-contained house for which
Fix this textall the energy needed is supplied by the sun. Hot running
Fix this textwater is supplied by a solar-powered water-heater, and
Fix this textelectricity by photocell modules.
Fix this textA “solar fare” is tomorrow’s solution to autonomous
Fix this textenergy supplies for homes on the Pacific atolls because it
Fix this textrequires no external energy inputs.
Fix this textSolar "Fare"
Fix this textA BIT OF TECHNOLOGY
Fix this textThe solar-powered water-heater is a now familiar and
Fix this textwidely used appliance. It is simple to install and operate,
Fix this textand consequently it is proposed to describe only the
Fix this textelectrical part of the “solar fare”.
Fix this textIn a “fare”, a solar electricity generating plant includes
Fix this textthe following :
Fix this text1. Photocells, grouped into modules and installed on the
Fix this textground or on the roof of the house. These modules
Fix this textconvert sunlight directly into low-voltage direct current
Fix this textat 12 or 24 Volts.
Fix this text2. Batteries, whose role is to store the energy produced by
Fix this textthe photocells and to give it up when required, thereby
Fix this textdivorcing epnsumption from production.
Fix this text3. Energy utilizing appliances, namely the classic
Fix this textappliances to be found in most homes (lamps, TV,
Fix this textpower tools, household appliances, etc.)
Fix this text4. The switchgear and control units.
Fix this textSchematic diagram of a typical installation
Fix this textDocument prepared by French Polynesia as part of the renewable energies programme being carried out by the Territory of French Polynesia, the
Fix this textFrench Atomic Energy Commission (C.E.A.) and the French Agency for Energy Management (A.F.M.E.).
Fix this textFor further information please contact the Rural Technology Of ficer:
Fix this textSouth Pacific Commission, B.P. D 5, NOUMEA CEDEX, New Caledonia.
Fix this textPHOTOCELLS
Fix this textFor more details concerning the operation of photocells,
Fix this textsee our description sheet entitled “Photocells”.
Fix this textIn the case of a “solar fare”, the photocells are often
Fix this textmounted on the roof so that they face northwards in the
Fix this textsouthern hemisphere.
Fix this text12-Volt direct current is delivered. This voltage can be
Fix this textincreased by grouping the modules in series, but the most
Fix this textwidely used voltages are 12 V and 24 V.
Fix this textThe basic module has a peak power of 33 Watts.
Fix this textENERGY STORAGE
Fix this textPhotocells generate current only when exposed to
Fix this textsunlight; therefore, in order to enable this energy to be
Fix this textused at times when the sun is not shining, it has to be
Fix this textstored in batteries.
Fix this text“Stationary” batteries are used for the purpose because
Fix this textthey deliver a constant utilization voltage.
Fix this textDuring daylight hours, if all the energy being produced
Fix this textis not used immediately, the surplus will charge the
Fix this textbatteries. Conversely, if the current demand is greater than
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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