A great part of the human population has to live without and will never receive a public energy grid; one to two billion people have to live without electricity altogether.
Therefore it is only logical for KACO to strengthen its commitment in the field of off-grid energy supply. The "re Cube" has been designed specifically for the use in regions whose infrastructure does not allow the development of public grids.
It constitutes a mobile power supply unit, which - in contrast to other common systems - works without diesel blocks and is fully (100%) based on renewable energy sources. Using a 1.3kW PV generator, it converts sunlight into current and subsequently stores it in a battery bank.
The system is supported by a wind generator, which compensates for the lack of solar energy at nighttime or during months of reduced solar radiation. The "heart" of the system is a KACO K 3000 off-grid inverter, capable of providing short-term peak power of 9kW.
Typical weaknesses of the off-grid concept have been eliminated with a special focus on providing a turnkey system that is perfectly adapted to our customers' requirements.
The implementation of stand-alone systems was unsuccessful in many cases because components were just "put together", did not match, or quite simply, weren't compatible. Decentralized energy supplies are more difficult to plan, construct and operate as compared to exclusively grid-tied systems. Therefore it seems to make a lot of sense to adapt a system to customer requirements and make it available to them as a fully configured unit:
plug-and-play
On-site installation does not necessarily call for skilled electricians - equipped with a screwdriver, a pair of pliers and a wrench, two people can set up a fully functional "re Cube" within just a few hours.
The "re Cube" is available in different versions, which are individually adapted to customers' needs. A prototype is currently being subjected to performance testing under real-life conditions in North Iraq.
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