Pharos Marine/Automatic Power introduces 12-mile LED Marine Lantern
Pharos Marine/ Automatic Power is pleased to announce the first orders for the newly introduced FA-250 LED LR Marine Lantern. This optic incorporates state of the art high flux LEDs coupled with a parabolic mirror system to give unique operational performance. The individual LEDs are operated at a de-rated power setting and coupled to a unique- patent pending-cooling system which ensures that the LEDs are able to maintain intensity well beyond the life of current products.
The lantern features a unique combination of high intensity, optical efficiency and wide vertical divergence that makes it ideally suited for a wide range of signaling applications. Nominal range is in excess of 12 miles (greater than 17.5 miles in areas with higher transmissivity). Vertical Divergence is greater than 12 degrees.
Automatic Power delivers Industrial Solar Array for Gulf of Mexico Platform
Automatic Power recently designed, fabricated, tested and commissioning a large purpose built solar array which is the primary power supply for a Gulf of Mexico platform. Although the solar panels were mechanically arranged in a single array, the electrical output divided into five individual independent systems each having its own battery bank and powering its own load. All systems were wired to be in full compliance with NEC Class1 Division 2 Hazardous Area requirements. Unique requirements of the design included the requirement to be able to fold the top row of the array to stay within the maximum width for highway transportation. To facilitate installation on the platform offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the arrays and batteries as a system were lifted by a crane from the deck of a barge to the deck of the platform. Due to the limited reach of the barge crane, the array was fitted with removable wheels which were used to roll the array to its proper location on the deck of the platform.
SEPTEMBER 2006
Automatic Power delivers emergency evacuation traffic control gates for a Homeland Security Project in Oregon.
Drawing on thirty years of experience with designing solar power systems, Automatic Power coupled solar power to it’s VT-2000 traffic control gates to provide the winning solution for this homeland security project in Oregon. Automatic Power recently delivered and commissioned the seven grid powered and nine solar powered VT-2000 traffic control gates supplied. The radio remote controlled gates were a key component of the emergency evacuation traffic control system. Solar power was selected for several of the gates as it providing the maximum flexibility in location of the traffic control points. The gates had arm lengths up to forty five feet--providing the ability to close several lanes simultaneously with an adequate safety setback from the roadway. The very high winds common at the project site necessitated the design of a proprietary guide wire system for the gate arms. The arms were designed to withstand wind gusts as high as 90 mph and vortex shedding from long periods of continuous 50 mph winds. An additional two ac powered and one solar powered were added to the project making a total of nineteen gates supplied.
Automatic Power recently designed, fabricated, tested and commissioning a large purpose built solar array which is the primary power supply for a Gulf of Mexico platform. Although the solar panels were mechanically arranged in a single array, the electrical output divided into five individual independent systems each having its own battery bank and powering its own load. All systems were wired to be in full compliance with NEC Class1 Division 2 Hazardous Area requirements. Unique requirements of the design included the requirement to be able to fold the top row of the array to stay within the maximum width for highway transportation. To facilitate installation on the platform offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the arrays and batteries as a system were lifted by a crane from the deck of a barge to the deck of the platform. Due to the limited reach of the barge crane, the array was fitted with removable wheels which were used to roll the array to its proper location on the deck of the platform.
Drawing on thirty years of experience with designing solar power systems, Automatic Power coupled solar power to it’s VT-2000 traffic control gates to provide the winning solution for this homeland security project in Oregon. Automatic Power recently delivered and commissioned the seven grid powered and nine solar powered VT-2000 traffic control gates supplied. The radio remote controlled gates were a key component of the emergency evacuation traffic control system. Solar power was selected for several of the gates as it providing the maximum flexibility in location of the traffic control points. The gates had arm lengths up to forty five feet--providing the ability to close several lanes simultaneously with an adequate safety setback from the roadway. The very high winds common at the project site necessitated the design of a proprietary guide wire system for the gate arms. The arms were designed to withstand wind gusts as high as 90 mph and vortex shedding from long periods of continuous 50 mph winds. An additional two ac powered and one solar powered were added to the project making a total of nineteen gates supplied.