HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS ARE NEEDED TO RUN A HOUSE?
You have seen yourself stressing about the number of panels needed to power your home efficiently without ever being inconvenienced by a load shedding. Sometimes you wish to run completely off grid, or you have installed the same number of panels your neighbor has but it doesn’t seem to be sufficient in your own house but working just fine at your neighbor’s house. Don’t be confused, below are ways you can know how many panels you need to power your house. How you decide on how many solar panels you might need to power your house.
WAYS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS ARE NEEDED TO RUN A HOUSE?
Consult a professional
This is the best way of how you decide on how many solar panels you might need to power your house. It is much more easier to consult a solar specialist to do the work for you and simply tell you how many solar panels you need to run your house. Professionals are good at what they do given their experience as well. Once you hire a professional to give you advice, it is always guaranteed that it will work because professionals do their research accurately. Once you consult a professional, they will give the best advice and you feel confident enough since professionals are good at what they do.
CALCULATE YOU HOUSEHOLD LOADS TO KNOW HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS ARE NEEDED TO RUN A HOUSE?
The second option is to calculate your household loads in watts to serve as a guide to see how much power you need to generate from your solar panels. For instance, a common small fridge is rated at 250 watts, an average TV is 50 watt, and all the lighting might adds up to 100 watts. If you add up all available loads it will give you 400 watts. 400 watts becomes your household power consumption. If you chooses to buy 300 watt solar panels, it means you will need two 300 watts solar panels which will generate 600 watts, which means an excess of 200 watts.
TYPE OF INVERTER/ CHARGE CONTROLLER HELPS TO KNOW HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS ARE NEEDED TO RUN A HOUSE?
Depending on the type of inverter you have, inverters have a specified maximum wattage range which can not be exceeded. If an inverter has a 500 watt charger, it means it can only take two 250 watt panels. Most 5KVA inverters can take up to 5000Watts worth of solar panels, a bigger power rating also means more power to cover up your household loads. If you have a 5000watt inverter and 300 watt solar panels, you then divide 5000 watt by 300 watt. This will give you a maximum of 16,5 panels which makes them 16. You can then use up to 16 panels which the inverter can safely take.
SIZE OF BATTERY BANK TO KNOW HOW MANY SOLAR PANELS ARE NEEDED TO RUN A HOUSE?
Your battery bank also determines how many panels you will need to power your house. Remember solar panels only work when there is sunlight. During the day, they will power your loads and charge your batteries. More batteries also means more solar panels. The size of your battery plus your load will then determine the number of panels you will need for your solar system to operate efficiently.
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