Regional airport in Brazil located in the part of the World with one of the highest photovoltaic potential. For this airport, solar LED airfield lighting is the best option as it saves money on electricity and required minimum maintenance.
OPERATIONS PER DAY
HOURS OF ILLUMINATED RUNWAY REQUIRED
International cargo airport serving one of the fastest growing and developing cities in Nigeria. Because S4GA solar LED airfield lighting operates 365 days on solar energy, it can save thousands of USD on electricity costs annually for the airport.
OPERATIONS PER DAY
HOURS OF ILLUMINATED RUNWAY REQUIRED
Domestic airport located on the island of Sumba. Because airfield is located on a remote island, traditional wired runway lighting is very expensive in terms of installation and maintenance. Solar runway lighting is the most cost-effective solution.
OPERATIONS PER DAY
HOURS OF ILLUMINATED RUNWAY REQUIRED
The key element of S4GA Airfield Lighting System is SP-401 solar light. SP-401 is a self-contained lighting unit designed to operate 365 days on solar energy. It is equipped with solar panel that generates energy; built-in power bank that stores energy; and LED optics that consumes energy when turned on.
At airports located in regions with high photovoltaic potential (marked yellow on the map), S4GA airfield lighting system will operate 365 days on solar because in these regions SP-401 light will generate more power than it consumes.
How do we calculate it?
We selected few typical non-precision airports located in targeted regions. Based on flight schedule information and technical parameters of SP-401 light, we simulate monthly power consumption of SP-401 lights during a year.
Monthly power generation (output) depends on sun activity in a particular region at a particular time. To simulate monthly power output for selected location, we use Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS). PVGIS has been developed more than 10 years at the European Commission Joint Research Centre for research in solar resource assessment, photovoltaic (PV) performance studies, and the dissemination of knowledge and data about solar radiation and PV performance.
Based on PVGIS solar power data, we simulate monthly power output generated by solar panels of SP-401. The simulation proves that for all three airports, SP-401 Light generates more power than it consumes.
S4GA Airfield Lighting System is able to operate 365 days using only solar energy.
