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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?
one other thing to keep in mind is that at night you will need to be running your lights, cooker etc, and this will be off the batteries, as previously mentioned you'll need to calculate all the power required to run these systems, but also in amp-hours as this will let you know how long you can run them for as well. If your serious about going off-grid, then also look at solar water heating, (pipes on the roof). this will reduce a lot of power, and also changing your motors over in the appliances to 12/24 VDC, to avoid the need for using an inverter as this takes a lot loss in the system. also switch your lighting system over to 12 VDC LED's. It's a lot of work but can be done, if it's thought through correctly. you'll probably need a small shed outside for all the batteries :)
one other thing to keep in mind is that at night you will need to be running your lights, cooker etc, and this will be off the batteries, as previously mentioned you'll need to calculate all the power required to run these systems, but also in amp-hours as this will let you know how long you can run them for as well. If your serious about going off-grid, then also look at solar water heating, (pipes on the roof). this will reduce a lot of power, and also changing your motors over in the appliances to 12/24 VDC, to avoid the need for using an inverter as this takes a lot loss in the system. also switch your lighting system over to 12 VDC LED's. It's a lot of work but can be done, if it's thought through correctly. you'll probably need a small shed outside for all the batteries :)
