Wallace Perimeter Security ALPHA - Understanding Gate Activity with Solar Zones

Alpha/Delta (Kinetic Operator) Installation and Maintenance Manual Revision 1 - MAY 2023
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UNDERSTANDING GATE ACTIVITY BASED ON SOLAR ZONES
To connect any peripheral devices to a solar operator, use the 24VDC or 12VDC terminals. Because a solar
operator gets its energy from the sun and stores the energy produced by the solar panels in baeries that
are constantly discharging, it is important to use peripheral devices that draw and consume as lile power
as possible.
For example, the SmartDC Controller has specic connecons for photo eyes. When you aach photo eyes
for entrapment protecon, you have the opon to wire the photo eyes to the SENSOR COM and +24VDC.
When wired to these connecons, the photo eyes only draw power when the motor engages, thereby
extending baery life. The same can be said for HY5B vehicle detectors which draw a minimal 0.005A
per detector; compared to box detectors which usually draw, at minimum, 0.009A. For more informaon
on photo eyes, refer to the secon tled, “Installing Photoelectric Sensors for External Entrapment
Protecon Only” on page 145. To review informaon about vehicle detectors, refer to “Vehicle Detector
Installaon Opons” on page 120.
Understanding Gate Acvity based on Solar Zones
Use the solar maps to determine the number of solar hours per day that can be reasonably expected in
a parcular zone. The number of solar hours per day aects the amount of gate travel for a free-rolling
gate powered by the Kinec solar operator.
Remember, the sun is the only source
of energy. If you need to increase the
amount of gate travel per day (i.e., feet
of gate travel), addional solar panels
may be required. Also, the greater
the baery capacity, the longer the
operator can cycle the gate on cloudy
days without the recharge provided
by the solar panels. Sites requiring
more than 1,500 feet (457m) of gate
travel per day or those sites located in
less sunny climes, need larger capacity
baeries.
Wallace Perimeter Security oers a
50Ah baery opon which provides
six mes the storage capacity of the
standard 8Ah baeries.