Outer islands PV systems photo gallery

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Yap State mini-grids

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An aerial view of the PV plant on the northwestern corner of Asor islet, Ulithi atoll. The blue building is the battery house, and the white one is the local elementary school. The PV array has a capacity of 19.5 kWp

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Installing the PV panels on Asor. The panels were installed under the supervision of a solar installation company.

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A technician from the Yap utility installs the three-phase, 240V underground distribution cable.

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The batteries in the battery house. The total storage capacity is 7,500 Ah at 48V (made up of three battery banks, one per phase, of 2,500 Ah at 48V)

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Inverters in the battery room. Each of these inverters is capable of producing 7.5 kW of power. There is one inverter per phase.

Chuuk State

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PV array in front of school on Onoun islet, Chuuk State. The capacity of this array is 10.5 kWp

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The solar controller / inverter room at Onoun elementary school. These particular DC solar controllers were chosen because of their maximum power point tracking (MPPT) ability.

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The battery bank at Onoun elementary school. This bank has a storage capacity of 3,000 Ah at 48V

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PV array on the roof of the school in Moch. The building in the background is the island's church.

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PV system on the roof of Udot High School, in Chuuk Lagoon.

Pohnpei State

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PV array on the school on Pingelap

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PV array on roof of school on Mwoakilloa