Hi all This is for the far out ideas. Most cooling and icing occurs on windshields and not on side windows, due to radiation to the night sky. What if a set of tempered glass were above the modules, such that the sun would pass underneath in the winter, and pass through in the summer. The glass would serve as a radition sheild.
Darryl --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Bill Loesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bill Loesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] ice accumulation > To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 9:39 PM > Hi Ron, > > While you might put this into the same category as the > RainX; I would > consider using some type of glycol mix perhaps delivered by > a Dole style > (temperature sensing) valve. Glycol is what the transport > aircraft community > uses before launching an aircraft into current ice > conditions. The Dole > style valve only dispenses the gravity fed glycol when near > freezing > conditions exist. > > Bill Loesch > Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Young" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RE-wrenches" > <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:12 PM > Subject: [RE-wrenches] ice accumulation > > > > Hi Wrenches, > > > > I know this is a nice cool subject for these > (hopefully) sun filled > > days. I am working on a telecom system that has some > issues with ice > > accumulation on the panels that essentially shut the > system down mid > > winter. Wondering if anyone has suggestions to remedy > the ice > > buildup. It's an extreme mountaintop environment > with very high winds > > at times and the ice cakes up to 2" - 3" on > surfaces. There are some > > pics here: www.solareagle/temp/ice.html > > > > Access to the site in winter is totally out of the > question so we are > > hoping to find some ideas that might prevent or reduce > the ice > > accumulation. When the ice shuts the panels down the > communications > > go down. > > > > Someone suggested a slippery spray like RainX might > help to prevent > > accumulation but I think it would quickly be washed > off/worn out and > > I don't know the uv issues that might reduce power > output. > > > > > > Ron > > earthRight Solar > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.3/1611 - > Release Date: 8/14/2008 > 6:20 AM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
