Solar Energy for Environment control
Smart Flowers for solar energy
Smartflower's solar installations are ground-mounted.The panels, inverter and optional battery are part of one freestanding structure that is delivered fully assembled.
Installation is about as close to plug-and-play as any major solar installation can claim.
1) One Smartflower stands about 16 feet tall when its 12 solar petals are fully unfurled. The inverter and optional batteries are housed within the pedestal .
This is due largely to the dual-axis tracking capability, but there's also natural cooling ventilation from being nine feet off the ground versus mounted on a roof that collects heat from the sun all day.
2) The system costs two to three times as much as the average residential solar installation, so it's not the ideal choice for the type of consumer who's looking to maximize energy savings. Smartflower is eligible for the federal renewable energy tax credit and other incentives.
Smart flowers generate up to 2.5 kilowatts at peak capacity.
3) They're also self-cleaning, with brushes on the underside of the panels that clean them twice a day when the petals furl and unfurl.
"By keeping those solar panels clean from dirt, pollen, bird droppings, dust.It's more efficient," 4) The Smartflower opens and closes daily, which also keeps it from accumulating too much snow, especially during overnight storms.
YK Sharma
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