Remote PowerCalculation your Solar Panels or Wind Generators
Remote Power is not all that difficult to set up. There are two approaches. One is
to add all the total usage that you have and start working back to the Solar
Panels or Wind Generators. The other way is to get as many panels as you can
afford and size everything after to fit them. The what power you end up with is
your system and you may be limited to one appliance. To help you find how big
of a system you need I've put together the steps needed to calculate what you need.
First of all copy this PDF CosttoOperateAppliances2009
With this
you should be able to find you total power usage. Once you have your Total
energy demand per day you will need this next PDF to size the system. PV Sizing Guide w-blank.PDF
Here is another great way to size your PV system with an Excel spread sheet. systemsize.xls
If you need someone to set
up a system, Email Mark
PV Array Design Worksheet
- Step 1 - Find your monthly average electricity usage from your electric bill. (This will be in KWH): ____________________________________________________________________________
- Step 2 - Find your daily average electricity use ________________________________________
- Step 3 - Find your locations PEAK SUN-HOURS per day ________________________________
- Step 4 - Divide your daily average by Peak hours ______________________________________
- Step 5 - Divide Step 4 number by the Power rating of the PV modules you'd like to use. The resulting number is the number of modules you will use _______________________________________
- After Step 5 round up to the nearest even number. This will be number of modules (you choose the power rating of the module in Step 4), and together will give you an energy production of your daily consumption. This strategy is for net-metering systems, of course, you can choose to do a smaller system, if so use a smaller daily KWH consumption.
