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In Solar Photovoltaic Farms, fiber optics support alternative energy generation, helping maximize energy creation in a number of ways. OFS ­offers a variety of cables to manage and control power generation: outdoor cables for connections between solar panels and control devices used in optimizing solar tracking; indoor/outdoor low smoke zero halogen cables to span the critical link to the substation. OFS fiber optic cables provide high bandwidth communications links plus the benefits of immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), radio frequency interference (RFI), isolation from electrical surges, and robust cable designs suitable for use in harsh environmental conditions.

Avago Technologies, a leader in optical transceiver technology, offers a white paper called Fiber Optics in Solar Energy Applications detailing these and other uses of optical fiber. Avago offers the Versatile Link® system for these applications, and Versatile Link is compatible with OFS’s V-System® for ease of installation using Crimp & Cleave V-Pin connectors and HCS® ­optical cables.

What should I order?

We recommend:

• 200 µm Indoor HCS Optical Fiber Cable with V-Pin Connectors
  Rugged optical fiber, compatible with V-Pin connectors and Avago Versatile Link Transceivers for use inside control centers.

• 200 µm Low Smoke Zero Halogen Riser Cable with ST Connectors
  For the indoor-outdoor connection between solar collectors and the control center, this cable/connector combination provides the protection and the bandwidth needed for high performance and long term reliability.