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W
ISPAPALOOZA held its annual Awards
ceremony yesterday evening,
revealing accolades for companies
and individuals nominated and voted on by the
principle members of WISPA.
The following categories are peer- and
customer-nominated and voted upon:
• Manufacturer of the Year - Ubiquiti
Networks
• Operator of the Year - AmarilloWireless
• Product of the Year - Mimosa B11
• Distributor of the Year - Baltic Networks
• Service of the Year – Tower Coverage
Three additional awards are nominated by the
membership and chosen by theWISPA Board:
The Triumph Award
is awarded to those that
have overcome adversity; previous winners have
faced natural disasters, regulatory issues and
more. The 2016 winner is
Clay Stewart
, COO of
AcelaNet/SCS Broadband.
The
2016Volunteer of the Year
is
Richard Bernhardt,
Owner & CEO, Bernhardt
Communications Co.
And,
theVisionary Award
is awarded to an
individual whose vision for the fixed wireless
industry and/or WISPA has had a significant
impact. This year’s winner is
Nathan Stooke
,
T
ycon Systems Inc. (Booth 600) is exhibiting
the TPDIN-SC48-20 at WISPAPALOOZA, a
Web-manageable MPPT solar controller
with a built-in seven-port gigabit passive power
over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
TheWeb interface has full capabilities to
measure and log battery voltage, battery
current, input current, load current and battery
temperature. Ports can be controlled by a
settable ping watchdog to power-cycle the port
if communications to the unit are interrupted.
An auxiliary port can be controlled by voltage,
temperature or time, so it can be programmed to
control lights, pumps, generators, heaters, fans,
etc. The unit supports automated email alerts if
user-programmed limits are exceeded, so that
the user can be alerted in case of developing
problems at the site.
The controller also can be powered through
an external AC-to-DC power supply in order
to charge the batteries from an AC source, like
grid power or a generator. The solar input of the
controller always takes priority, so if the sun is
shining the external DC input isn’t used.
All inputs and outputs are surge- and
overload-protected. Connectors and battery fuse
are removable for easy maintenance.
The controller can bemounted using the integral
DIN rail mount bracket or using twomounting tabs.
It uses temperature-compensated smart battery
charging to properly charge GEL or AGMbatteries
and extend their life. It also has a balance charge
mode for periodic battery-bankmaintenance.
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