COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING FAILURE

摘要

Renewable energy applications are typically located in environments that present a host ofrnchallenges to designers. Electrical components face daily exposure to a wide range of weatherrnconditions including intense sun, wind, rain, and cold. Typical designs can fall drastically shortrnto properly protect controls under the continuous bombardment of inclement weather because ofrnmaterial failure.rnThis presentation will provide renewable material specifiers with the information needed tornunderstand materials for renewable control applications and why some will fail in this harshrnenvironment while others will succeed.rnThe discussion starts off with a brief background on typical conditions that contribute to failurernin the renewables environment, emphasizing the need to take material choice selection seriously.rnNext, the presentation will provide a lesson how one composite (fiberglass) formulation wasrndeveloped and tested so it could successfully provide proper protection for components locatedrnthis harsh environment. The presentation then turns to explaining why, after reviewing the manyrnavailable options, an increasing number of companies requiring protection for renewables arernchoosing non-metallic materials.