SEC AnyWhere, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...SEC AnyWhere Solar Lighting Kit www solarenergycentre com Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...work 6 Installation considerations 8 Installing the Solar Panel 9 Connecting the Terminal Hub 10 Installing AnyWhere lights 12 Operating AnyWhere lights 14 Troubleshooting 15 Energy FAQ s 16 Energy consumption data 17 SEC Solar Panels 19 Other products ...

Page 3: ...r use wherever there is sunshine but the mains electricity is unreliable or unavailable The AnyWhere lighting kit consists of very simple modular parts that can be connected to form an expandable energy efficient stand alone lighting system Solar Panel Terminal Hub Cable with Twist fit plugs AnyWhere Light ...

Page 4: ... AnyWhere Lighting kit is simple During the daytime energy is collected from the sun using a highly efficient solar panel 1 and then converted to electricity This electrical energy is then passed through the cables and Terminal Hub 2 to the AnyWhere lights 3 ...

Page 5: ...els and AnyWhere lights together as required as long as there is a good balance between the electricity consumed and being collected on a daily basis As the size of solar panel supplied with each AnyWhere light kit has been carefully chosen to provide the correct balance if additional lighting is required it may be necessary to install more or larger solar panels to main tain this energy balance ...

Page 6: ...rtant to consider the position of both the solar panel on or near the roof and the AnyWhere lights themselves Please note that the Solar panel must face the Equator to function most efficiently so please bear this in mind when fixing on or near the roof Solar Panel Terminal hub AnyWhere Lights ...

Page 7: ...l is fixed next check the best position and height for your AnyWhere lights to give the best light distribution for the room See page 13 for more information about light operation if you would like check the position before fixing Make sure that the total distance from the Solar Panel to the Terminal Hub and from the hub to the light does not exceed the length of the cables The hub should be place...

Page 8: ...anel can face the Equator and is not overshadowed at all In either case an aluminium or galvanized steel pipe of 26mm diameter is ideal but a PVC pipe is also acceptable It is very important that the Solar Panel points towards the Equator If necessary adjust the tilt angle at the rear of the panel so that the sun s rays fall directly onto the surface of the panel at 12 00hrs midday This ensures th...

Page 9: ... Solar Panel into one of the four ports on the Terminal Hub Twist the plug clockwise to lock into place For four Light kits connect one Terminal Hub to another using the extra cable with twist fit plugs Note for longer distances it is also possible to connect two Terminal Hub s with an optional DC cable wired to the terminals located underneath each Terminal Hub Connecting the Terminal Hub ...

Page 10: ...AnyWhere light mark and drill a 20mm diameter hole in the ceiling This will be just large enough to for the twist fit connector to pass through 2 Take the cable and connect the twist fit connector to the back of the light in the port provided Then feed the other end through the hole in the ceiling that has just been made Installing AnyWhere lights Ceiling ...

Page 11: ...nyWhere light to the desired height and then fasten the Ceiling Cap to the ceiling with the screws provided covering the hole where the cable passes through 5 Connect the cable from the light to any available port on the Terminal Hub using the other twist fit connector Repeat steps 1 5 as required if 2 3 or 4 lamp kits have been purchased ...

Page 12: ... on at all times except for when the lamp is being stored for long periods without use or during transportation In these cases press the Master Switch again to deactivate the unit and then reactivate when required In everyday use the Pull Switch Cord is used to turn the lights on off and adjust the brightness To turn on the light pull down on the Pull Switch once The light will shine at its bright...

Page 13: ...charged the Red light indicator will glow permanently whilst the unit is connected to the Solar Panel but not being used If the light unit is being used but not recharged by the Solar Panel the integrated battery will become discharged and light will not work after a period of time In this situation ensure that the Solar Panel is correctly positioned see earlier chapters and allow time during dayl...

Page 14: ... indicator is flashing during daylight hours give the lamp some time to store enough energy before using again in the evening 3 Try unplugging the twist fit plug on the AnyWhere light and plugging it back in before attempting to switch on the light again This action will reset the protection circuits 4 Check that all cabling is connected in the correct manner and that the twist fit plugs are inser...

Page 15: ...e measured in Joules The higher the Joule number the higher the energy amount Lumen A Lumen describes a unit of luminous flux or in practicable terms is a measure of the brightness of light emitted by a lamp The higher the Lumen number the more light is being emitted It is important to think of lighting in terms of Joules and Lumens rather than other units Energy FAQ s ...

Page 16: ...eing used for a long time 3 The integrated battery will self discharge at a rate of 6 per month Therefore a full recharge is recommended every six months even if the Master Switch is in the off position Energy Consumption Data Master Switch position Pull Switch position Light Output Light output Lumen Energy used KiloJoules Max operating hours1 1 100 240 8kJ per hour 7 5 hrs On 2 50 120 4kJ per ho...

Page 17: ...te as energy collection potential will vary in different parts of the world As a guide a predominately cloudy day will give approx 3 sun hours of light to a Solar Panel A bright sunny day will give approx 4 5 sun hours per day whilst very bright sunny conditions can give up to 6 sun hours per day The table on page 20 gives more information about the collection properties of the SEC range under the...

Page 18: ...0 810 1080 SEC900 60Wp 648 972 1296 SEC1200 80Wp 864 1296 1728 SEC1500 100Wp 1080 1620 2160 SEC2000 125Wp 1350 2025 2700 Electrical Characteristics Impp Pm Isc A J s A SEC300 20Wp 1 21 20 1 31 SEC450 28Wp 1 82 30 1 96 SEC600 40Wp 2 42 40 2 62 SEC750 50Wp 3 03 50 3 27 SEC900 60Wp 3 64 60 3 93 SEC1200 80Wp 4 85 80 5 24 SEC1500 100Wp 6 06 100 6 55 SEC2000 125Wp 7 58 125 8 18 ...

Page 19: ...see several new products that work using energy collected from sunshine alone such as More new Solar Lights Televisions New and more efficient Solar Panels In addition we will be offering AC to DC Converters to use with grid electricity which allows users to take advantage of these highly efficient products in UPS and other back up applications Other products ...

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