6 June 2015. PROINSO and The OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research (OSCAR) launched Project Helios as a launch-pad for cost effective and safe solar energy storage across the world. OSCAR is a specially built demonstration centre that houses OXIS’ entire solar storage technology.
The Project Helios demonstration comprises a 3.8 kWp solar Photovoltaic (PV) power generation system with Proinso integrated solution and 3 kWh OXIS Lithium battery.
The mains output from the is used to power both the charger for the driverless vehicle, the Meridian Navya and the OXIS Lithium Sulfur battery storing the unused excess energy generated during daylight for use after dark.
The system can easily be configured for grid connected operation where the battery is used to increase self-consumption.
The single 48V 3 kWh OXIS Lithium sulphur battery, shown in this demonstration, can be expanded to a total of four batteries, stacked and connected in parallel, providing a total storage capacity of 12 kWh, suitable for most domestic installations in Europe. For larger systems, where a more complex arrangement is needed, the 19″ Rack Mount Batteries is recommended, and this will be available later this year.
