The island manager SUNNY ISLAND 5048

Good conditions for photovoltaics: with a solar irradiation of 1,520 kWh/kWp, a solar power supply in York is especially suitable. In the village near the Western Australian capital Perth some houses are still without electricity. The best solution: the Sunny Island system from SMA.

In order to ensure highest yields at any time of the day, the operator in York connected the PV modules to a tracking system. The produced solar power is used to supply a residential building, a water pump with water tower as well as a swimming pool with energy.

Sunny Island systems are perfectly suitable: with their excellent quality they provide a stable energy supply in off-grid regions with demanding climatic requirements such as high temperature and air humidity.

Plant size

• 5 kW nominal power stand-alone inverter
• 4 kWp installed PV power
• 800 Ah/48 V (C10) battery
• 3 kW diesel generator

Location

• York (Perth), Western Australia
• Operator: private
• Planning and realization: Solar Sales, Perth
• Commissioning: 2007

Annual yield

• approx. 9200 kWh (1,520 kWh/kWp)
• approx. 13 tons reduction in CO2

Inverter

• Sunny Island 5048
• Sunny Boy 3800