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Lahainaluna High School

Lahainaluna High School is the fourteenth school to receive a Sun Power for Schools photovoltaic system.  A photovoltaic area lighting system was installed on the roof of Building S on September 8, 2000.  

The system consists of a solar panel, an enclosure that houses a battery and a solar lighting controller, and luminaire.  The solar panel charges the battery with DC electricity during the day and the battery powers the luminaire at night.  The solar lighting controller regulates battery charging/discharging and controls lighting operation.

System details:

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100-watt single-crystalline solar panel.

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112 amp-hr sealed gel battery; 5-day autonomy.

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Charge/light controller (light operation: dusk to dawn)

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Flood light fixture with 26-watt compact fluorescent lamp


Lahaina High School PV lighting system
Art Seki, HECO Energy Specialist, (left) and a student from the University of Hawaii check the PV area lighting system installed at Lahainaluna High School.


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