[RE-wrenches] PV powered music festival

[boB Gudgel]

On 4/27/2011 3:51 PM, benn kilburn wrote:
> Wrenches,
> I have been asked about sizing PV systems for a couple different music 
> festivals that have been run solely off of generators in the past. 
>  The problem i'm having is determining the energy consumption of 
> music/stage (amps, speakers, lights, etc...?) loads as well as 
> concession.  The organizers have never considered the kwh of 
> electricity used and it has never been metered.  I believe the 
> attendance of one festival is expected to be in the range of 5000 and 
> the other closer to 15000 over the course of a weekend.
>
> Do any of you have any experiences in this area?  How were the loads 
> determined?
>
> No doubt that generator back-up will still be needed, to what extent, 
> will be determined.  So what we're looking at would be a temporary 
> off-grid PV system with generator back-up...
>
> Any suggestions on how to proceed with this one?
>
> benn


You might want to check the guys out from this article from a year or 
two ago.
I think it's just the kind of thing you're looking for.


http://www.prosoundweb.com/photos/category/C17/


Four (4) pacific northwest companies  made some of the products for this 
tour including the mixer board.

boB





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