The Heikoff Giant Dome Theater is temporarily closed through the end of October 2023 as we enhance our accommodations for an even more extraordinary experience at the Fleet Science Center.
Solar Panels on the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
On April 23, 2007, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center unveiled a 10,000 sq. ft. solar panel system on the roof of the Science Center that generates up to 100 kW clean electricity for San Diego’s power grid.
Solar panels – Kyocera KC175GT, nominal 175 watts output each (http://www.kyocerasolar.com/) 684 photovoltaic (PV) panels, each measuring 50.8 X 39 inches and weighing 35.3 lbs. The panels are organized into 5 sub arrays and 38 parallel strings, with 18 panels in each string System rating: 105.951 kWdc - 100.124 kWAC CEC Total weight of racking and panels: 38,509 lbs SunLink™ Racking system – panels are set at a 10 degree tilt to the south (http://www.sunlinkllc.com/jadworks/sunlink/jwsuite.nsf/sitewelcome/Home) Inverter – SatCom PowerGate model AE-100-60-PV (http://www.satcon.com/applications/solarpv.html) Web-based monitoring system - Fat Spaniel (http://www.fatspaniel.com/)