Andalay is an advanced, high performance solar power system with integrated high efficiency solar panels. It’s sleek and stylish, yet delivers unparalleled, built in reliability – a beautiful way to protect the environment, save power costs, and add to the value of your home or business.
Andalay’s Integrated System Advantages:
Great Aesthetics
Built-in Reliability
High Performance
Convenience and Safety for the Client and Installer
Low Environmental Impact
Great Aesthetics
Andalay’s revolutionary engineering secures the parts within each panel, allowing these slim panels to be mounted closer together for a smaller “footprint” with no unsightly mounting racks, dangling wires, or gaps between panels. Together with all-black components, the result is a noticeably smoother, streamlined look.
Built-in reliability
Andalay panels are modular, yet designed to attach together as an integrated system. All racking hardware, grounding wires, wiring connections – even the connections between panels – are integrated. The result is unparalleled reliability: fewer parts to fail, fewer roof penetrations, and fewer and shorter connections subject to pinch, abrade, or decay. Andalay’s improved reliability withstands the weather, without panels loosening from heating/cooling cycles.
Specification Overview
Andalay is a system, which includes solar panels, racks, and wiring
70% fewer roof-assembled parts per installed system
Lighter weight per installed system
UL 1703, CSA certified
5 year system warranty
12/25 year module output warranty
Installed by specially trained professional installers
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Electrical Characteristics
Electrical characteristics measure the core system performance. Note that an Output Tolerance of ± 3% is very good, as is the integrated wiring and grounding, and the use of monocrystalline silicon.
Electrical Characteristics at Standard Test Conditions STC: irradiance of 1000W/m2, spectrum AM 1.5g, and cell temperature of 25°C
ST170-1
ST175-1
Peak Power
P max
170W
175W
Output Tolerance
± 3%
± 3%
Rated Current
Imp
4.83A
4.95A
Rated Voltage
V mp
35.2V
35.2V
Short-Circuit Current
I sc
5.14A
5.2A
Open-Circuit Voltage
V oc
43.8V
44.2V
Series Fuse
15A
Maximum System Voltage
600V
Solar Cell Technology
Monocrystalline silicon (125mm X 125mm)
Number of cells & connections
72 (6 X 12) in series
Grounding wires
Integrated
Wiring Connections
Integrated
Temperature coefficients
Power
-0.5% /°C (±0.05)
Voltage
-0.155 V/°C (±0.01)
Current
-0.6% / °C (±0.01)
Thermal Parameters
Thermal Parameters measure how much temperature impacts the performance of the system.
Data refer to STP 165
ST170/175
Normal Operating Cell Temperature
45°C ±2°C
Short-circuit current temperature coefficient
0.045%/K
Open-circuit current temperature coefficient
-0.34%/K
Peak power temperature coefficient
-0.47%/K
Mechanical Specifications
Mechanical specifications are the physical characteristics of the product.
Note that the key mechanical components of Andalay are factory manufactured and built-in. This improves reliability, and also minimizes the chances of an incorrect installation
Generally power drills, power sawzalls, socket wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, extension cords.
Performance Characteristics
Module IV Graph Shows Current (in Amps) plotted against power (in Volts). It is normal to see a drop off as voltage increases.
Module IV Graph
170W Current Vs. Voltage
Normalized Isc, Voc, Pmax vs. module temperature characteristics
Certifications/Ratings
Certifications are important because thay are the public's assurance that the product has passed safety guidlines and tests for design and performance. All solar power modules should perform to strict UL test requirements in the United States, and CSA certified in Canada.
Andalay Solar Panels
