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Solar Panel Setup
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I would like to ask a question in our areas there is huge issue of electricity so I wanna create a Solar panel Setup. In my house there are 2 Split Invertor AC, one Full sized refrigerator, 2 TV, 5 Laptop, washing machine, pump, so i need to know that how much KV I need that I can run all my things on SOLAR?
Actually you will need rather more panels than even that calculation suggests, as the sunshine will be on full strength for a fraction of the 24 hour day, but presumably the load is not, so during the day you need to not only supply the full load, but also to generate enough charge the batteries as well, to supply you over the night time,and perhaps when the sky is cloudy - where on the planet are you ? Here in the UK the effective solar flux is about 1/4 to 1/3 of its peak value on an typical not very sunny day.. and in the winter perhaps 100W lands on each m2 of panel compared to ten times that on a bright summers day. Note also that perhaps a fifth of what lands on the panel turns into electricity.
Equally you may decide that for off grid days you do not need anything like the full load you first thought.
I strongly suggest you read around the subject fully and think hard before parting with any money.
Actually you will need rather more panels than even that calculation suggests, as the sunshine will be on full strength for a fraction of the 24 hour day, but presumably the load is not, so during the day you need to not only supply the full load, but also to generate enough charge the batteries as well, to supply you over the night time,and perhaps when the sky is cloudy - where on the planet are you ? Here in the UK the effective solar flux is about 1/4 to 1/3 of its peak value on an typical not very sunny day.. and in the winter perhaps 100W lands on each m2 of panel compared to ten times that on a bright summers day. Note also that perhaps a fifth of what lands on the panel turns into electricity.
Equally you may decide that for off grid days you do not need anything like the full load you first thought.
I strongly suggest you read around the subject fully and think hard before parting with any money.
