{"id":17846,"date":"2019-10-30T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T07:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=17846"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:01:13","slug":"3-phase-in-the-outback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/30\/3-phase-in-the-outback\/","title":{"rendered":"3-Phase in the Outback?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cattle and Sheep stations in Australia’s remote outback are typically powered by diesel generators. Running power-hungry industrial\/agricultural equipment – together with domestic supply – they bang away consuming between 100 and 200 litres of diesel per day.<\/p>\n

A lot of stations were established in the 1800’s. They’re run by tough people used to hard work, and harsh conditions. The fact that diesel-generators are dirty and expensive; that diesel oil has to be brought in from far away; and that engine maintenance is added to the farming routine is something you just have to put up with. Until now.<\/p>\n

MyEnergy Engineering<\/a> recently completed three projects powering huge cattle and sheep stations in remote locations in South Australia which demonstrate how stations can be run cleanly and silently. And you don’t have to get your fuel from hundreds of kilometres away …Solar Energy comes to you. Add to that diesel-fuel costs of $1.80A per litre, and the case for solar is easy to make.<\/p>\n

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People are sometimes surprised by the scalability of Solar Energy. A lot of power can be stored in specialised large-scale batteries – for twenty-four hour use. And when you need to run big machinery for your industrial or agricultural business, remote solar power systems can provide it …on-demand. Three-phase supply is no problem, either.<\/p>\n

Technical Challenges…<\/h4>\n

The Australian outback presents opportunities (there’s plenty of sunshine, and plenty of room to site PV arrays) …but with\u00a0summer temperatures of over 50\u00b0C there are also technical challenges which have to be overcome.<\/p>\n

MyEnergy Engineering<\/em>\u00a0have been designing and installing remote power systems for over 11 years. Directors Ciaram<\/em>\u00a0and Wayne Granger<\/em>\u00a0say that reliability, and the ability to remotely monitor diagnose, and programme their customers’ installations is one compelling reason they choose Victron Energy components. Cross-compatibility with third-party manufacturers allows MyEnergy to install Victron Energy Components at the heart of their projects – knowing that they will work seamlessly with battery technologies, built by others, which have been specially designed for mass-storage at high ambient temperatures.<\/p>\n

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Ingomar Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingomar is about 700km north-northwest of Adelaide, making it one of the northernmost homesteads in South Australia. The Station grazes sheep and cattle and was built in the 1880\u2019s.\u00a0Their new power system runs the homestead and all adjoining buildings and work shops. Their 45kVA installation consists of:<\/p>\n