The ARIAS® system provides the operator with complete off-grid critical communications functionality. ARIAS® capitalizes on solar energy production during peak sun hours and stores unused power in our engineered battery reserves for later use.
The building design integrates an intelligent, proprietary solar rack engineered to support extreme snow load, plus the highest possible wind loading; if you need exact testing results, we’re happy to provide them. The self-contained PV Panel system racking is scalable from 10’ to 40’ ISO Modules. Each module is insulated to meet the requirements for rugged arctic conditions while preventing rodents and pests from entry, including a ‘bird-b-gone’ solution to keep our feathered friends from resting & relieving themselves on the solar panels.
The battery reserves are charged during the day while solar energy is abundant. When solar energy production is suboptimal, think dark skies or snow accumulation through the winter, the system will automatically engage an intelligent dc generator available in diesel, propane, or natural gas configuration, to charge the battery reserves while supporting the critical infrastructure.
The system also provides cooling via a fan-driven free air-cooling system and heating through generator-compatible fuel systems (diesel, propane, or natural gas) to optimize performance throughout warm summer days or frigid winter days via smart environmental controls. Through preprogrammed algorithms, the smart environmental controls recirculate warm exhaust fan air or vent to the atmosphere maintaining optimum battery and equipment temperatures to provide energy when needed.
The ARIAS® system monitors all energy-producing devices, solar array battery reserves, and the dc generator, in addition to the environmental controls. The system then reports these critical points on a single remote dashboard which can access/ control the system and view critical reporting details. These critical points include door intrusion alarms, motion sensor alarms, environmental conditions, and even video camera access if so desired. Of course, the total energy available from solar insolation, ambient indoor & outdoor temperatures, and the total fuel consumption each day/month/year to fully understand the time before a site re-fueling is required, although a single web-accessible private URL/IP address.
Lastly, the system focuses on reducing GHG emissions by as much as 90% by removing a prime power generator that would typically run 8,760 hrs per year to a meagre 600 hrs/year (depending on available solar energy capacity). This creates an incredible opportunity for carbon credit collection plus a fantastic feel-good PR opportunity for the customer to their stakeholders focused on internal ESG KPIs.
