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COMPARE TECHNOLOGY
ILAND PRODUCTS
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CLASSICAL PRODUCTS |
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SETTING-UP
- Portable system(12kg);
- User friendly, no prior installation required;
- Allows to use several electrical devices at the same time;
- Extremely robust, shock resistant (military standard) ;
- Easy storage in 5 minutes (limited risks of robbery or depredation);
- Swiss Made.
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- Heavy structure(from 30 to 60kg);
- Shall be installed by qualified personnel;
- No connectors and cables available;
- Not protected against shocks, dust and water;
- Not designed to be disassembled;
- Very often assembled in low cost countries.
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BATTERIES
- Light, high power battery, built in the system (LiPoFe);
- The most ecological battery of the market;
- Lifetime up to 2000 full charge / discharge cycles;
- Fully protected against, water, dust and shocks;
- Can be recycled (ecological solution);
- No maintenance during several years;
- Can be stored during several months without discharging.
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- Limited lifetime(about 300-500 cycles);
- Batteries very often with led and lead acid gel (dangerous for the environment and humans);
- Shall be changed every 6 months;
- Full discharge has to be avoided;
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LIGHTING
- Lighting system, built in the system;
- Unbreakable, resistant to dust and waterproof;
- Lifetime of the LED over 50’000h;
- The lighting of a LED lamp of 3W is equal to the one of a standard 60W lamp.
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- Usually the lighting is not included in the package, but when it is:
- The consumption of the lighting system is 4 times higher than the LED;
- The systems are fragile, breakable, water and dust non resistant;
- The lifetime of the lamp is very short.
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SOLAR PANEL
- The amorphous technology is perfectly suited for variable weather conditions and high temperatures.
- The panel does not need to be oriented towards the sun;
- The panels are very light(1,2kg/m2);
- Best ecological product available on the market;
- Do not contain any toxic or rare elements;
- The energy return is of 6 months. Swiss Made manufacturing.
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- Very often assembled in low cost countries;
- Mono-or poly-crystalline panel;
- Must be perfectly oriented towards the sun ;
- The panel must be ventilated, as from 25°C their productivity decreases;
- Their weight is between 20 to 50kg/m2;
- Not very ecological product : they contain much more rough materials, rare and toxic elements;
- The energy return is more than 4 years.
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LIFETIME
- Unbreakable, dust and waterproof;
- Lifetime up to 2000 full charge / discharge cycles;
- The panels have an operational warranty of 20 years ;
- The electronic components are tropicalised and built in the system.
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- No warranty for shock, dust or water resistance;
- Spare parts and qualified staff for the assembly must be foreseen, which implies additional indirect costs.
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OTHER
- Most ecological system on the market: the batteries don’t outgas and don’t react to oxygen (no risk of explosion);
- Plastic without chlorine, or fluorine comply with military standards;
- Waterproof system complies with military standards;
- ILAND allows also to pump and to filter water, to charge and feed mobile devices, to produce light for free health centres in the bush, etc.
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- Very often assembled in low cost countries;
- The materials are very fragile and not waterproof;
- The manufacturing does not respect ecological standards;
- The set-up requires qualified staff
- No option to easily plug lamps or other devices.
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CONSUMPTION COMPARISON
- 1 Amorphous solar panel of 35W
- 1 Battery 12V, 16Ah
- 1 Regulator 12V-16A
- 1 Converter 12VDC-220VAC, 75W
Consumption per day : 200-250Wh
with ILAND optimized system
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- 1 Solar panel 125W
- 1 Battery 12V-150Ah
- 1 Regulator 12V-15A
- 1 Converter 12VDC-220VAC, 75W
Consumption per day : 600-900Wh
without optimized system
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PRICE
| 1 Integrated kit ILAND |
1490€ |
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1 Solar panel 125W |
550€ |
| 1 Solar panel 35W |
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1 Battery 12V-50Ah |
250€ |
| 1 Battery 12V-16Ah |
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1 Regulator 12V-15A |
80€ |
| 1 Converter 12VDC-220VAC |
100€ |
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1 Converter 12VDC-220VAC |
100€ |
| 3 Lamps LED 4W |
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3 Lamps C.F.L. 11W |
150€ |
| Total |
1590€ |
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Total |
1080€ |
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| Additional costs to foresee |
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Additional costs to foresee |
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| Assembly and engineering |
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Assembly and engineering |
300€ |
| Setting-up (mast, installation) |
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Setting-up (mast, installation) |
450€ |
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Real total cost for installation |
1590€ |
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Real total cost for installation |
1880€ |
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| Maintenance (p. year) |
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Maintenance (p. year) |
350€ |
| Product with military quality standard |
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Product without military quality standard |
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