solar-equipped wayside AEI reader
No electrician is needed, great for remote locations, environmentally friendly. The savings of solar is at your fingertips.
Transform your operation with a completely
Wireless powerful wayside AEI reader powered by solar.
Constructed with high efficient polycrystalline solar cells to produce a higher output per module than others in its class. Installing solar over traditional electrical power can save you up to $10,000 in installation cost and at least $600 a year.
Cut back on installation cost, solar has you up and running in no time.
Key Features
- Fixed AEI Reader with solar power option
- Cellular option is available
- Reading speeds to 40 MPH
- Fully rugged solution built to work in the harsh enviroments (enclosure IP66)
- Quick ROI especially with demurrage issues
- The Solar reads railroad transportation tags AT5110, AT5118, AT5125, AT5133, AT5510, AT5541 and AT5549.
- It has both a USB and Ethernet LAN interface. Up to six devices can simultaneously make a network connection and receive AEI tag data.
- The Solar reader can connect two antennas. A single reader can read tags on both sides of a rail vehicle.
- The Solar reader has two digital inputs and two digital outputs.
- Custom build options are available.
- Class 1, Division 2, (C1D2) Group A, B, C and D
- Up to 256 days onboard data logging
- Pre-wired, fully assembled, QC tested
- Two (2) load connections
- Separated breakers for the array, battery and load
Product Specs
| Operating temp- 40*c- 60*c |
| There are seven main components in the controller’s enclosure. These are: |
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| AEI RF Reader |
| Cellular Modem |
| Ethernet Switch |
| Terminal Block |
| 12 VDC Power Supply or 24 VDC to 12 VDC converter |
| 5 VDC Power Supply or 24 VDC to 5 VDC converter |
| The 120/240 VAC version of the system uses the 12 VDC and 5 VDC power supplies. |
| There are six cable connections that must be made with the Controller. The following is the list of connections: |
| Near antenna 1 coaxial cable (connector is N-Female) |
| Far antenna 2 coaxial cable (connector is N-Female) |
| Ground stud |
| 120 VAC power cable |
| M-Gage presence sensor four wires to terminal block |
| Cellular modem antenna |
| The Solar Reader Solar System shipment contains the following items: |
| Two external antennas and pole mounting brackets (one has a M-Gage presence sensor attached) |
| One Solar Reader Board mounted in the SunWize enclosure (which includes the AEI RF reader, cellular modem, 12 VDC to 5 VDC converter) |
| One 10 foot and one 40 foot coaxial cable |
| Two test AEI tags |
| SunWize Solar System (which includes enclosure, battery, solar panel, control panel and mounting hardware) |
| Characteristics: |
| Max power (Pm) – 90W |
| Nominal Voltage – 12V |
| Maximum system voltage – 600V |
| Dimensions – 47.4in(1204mm)x21.2in(537mm)x1.97in(50mm) |
| Operating Temperature – -40*C- 90*C |
| Controller Specs: |
| Max Battery & Load Current – 15 |
| Additional Specs: |
| Operating Temperature -40*C- 90*C |
| Self Power Consumption – 20 milliamps |
| Battery Voltage Range – 10-35 |
Cellular Modem
The standard Denali AEI Reader includes a cellular modem with a static IP. The AEI Reader Server uses this cellular connection to retrieve data from the Denali AEI Reader and obtain its status. A connection can also be made through a customer’s network, which would further lower the cost by eliminating the cellular modem and the associated service charges.
