Calculations for Solar Arrays and Battery Backup Please feel free to use the calculator below to do your own calculations for solar arrays and battery backup. Equations Use the following equations to determine solar array size and battery backup... Read More

Power Draw Profile for a Trimble NetRS and Iridium System Test Summary UNAVCO performed a benchtop test to record a high-resolution time history of power consumed by a Trimble NetRS GPS system with Iridium communications. The test system consisted... Read More

Remote Station Power Analysis UNAVCO has developed an engineering model to assist power system design for year-round operation of instrumentation systems at high latitudes. Currently, this model incorporates power input from solar panels and power... Read More

Trimble NetRS - Power Draw Tests UNAVCO performed a short benchtop test series to determine the difference in power draw by a Trimble NetRS receiver when connected to three common geodetic GPS antennas. All tests were performed at room temperature.... Read More