How many panels are included? Does it include roof mount? How many kWh should I expect per year?
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There are 5 panels of 305Watt each. Yes, it includes roof mount. Expected KWh per year is average 2500 KWH
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This listing specifically states that there are NO panels included... I'm not sure why the other answer states they are included??
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The number of solar panels will depend on the individual panel rating, but the unit can handle 720 watts at 12 volts and 1440 watts at 24 volts.
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You will need to buy a portrait or landscape trunk cable to go with this to make it work. You should plan out your roof plan and generally you have 1 cable plug for 1 micro inverter. You then can buy the trunk cable by how many plugs you need. (about $28.00 per plug) So if you have 10 micro inverters it would cost $280 for the trunk cable. Larry
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Four could be enough, but I installed 2-120 watt panels using 3 sets of Z brackets or 6 brackets per panel for extra security. Depends on how flat your roof is to accomodate 6 brackets, but you should use at least 4. At 65 mph that is a fair breeze blowing over the roof.
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Hey Edwars O. Not sure. What type/sort of system are you putting together? 6V 12V? What are you needing to run, and for how long? What are your energy needs? I can't answer your question my friend without more info. I personally use the 400 watt system with another 100 watt panel. I match my batt bank so every 100 watt of solar for 100Ah of storage. Yes, it is over kill for just myself! I'm still in the learning processes if you will. The panels that come with this kit have zero issues with charging the batteries on cloudy days. I'm very happy with this basic system so far!!
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The only thing the panel has is two (+,-) 12-18" wires coming out of the back. depending on the distance you will need some extra wire and the connectors of your choice. as for mounting. I drilled some holes in the aluminum frame and used angle iron to fabricate it to my needs. I have 4 of these out in the field and have not had any problems with them. They have been in constant use for about 6 months.
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It's per panel! The seller was not very clear. There are at least 7 panels needed.
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Solar panels are not included with this model. Hand crank charger is built in. I understand that Goal Zero offers standalone solar panels, but I did not purchase any.
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what little I do now is that heating is the most demanding and you would need multiple of these not sure how many.In addition there is battery load to consider you see your panels are only as good as were you are storing the excess solar energy & that means batteries and plenty of them!Hope my answer is helpful to you I will say building a small system for myself forced me to learn more about solar.
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It includes the solar panel, 2 hoses, 2 clamps and 2 end fittings. You will need to construct the rack to support it at an angle if so desired. Hope this helps.
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As default setting, it will be 3pc 100W panels. And we can customized as your request. It can be up to 600W max, and it need to add 75usd
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I have 120w panel on my cabin roof but the sun doesn't hit it that hard....... I struggle to keep one charged. But the 100w is on the roof of my other little hunting cabin that is in the sun all day and it rocks the batteries no prob. Just all depends on the sun.
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I agree with David Banker. Your most expensive part of setting up any wind, solar, or other green energy project will be your infrastructure. Batteries, wire, charge controllers, converters, fuses, brackets, screws and paint. You will have $2,000 into your project. This is a lot of money and time to put into a project like this. But it pays for itself each year when I loose power for four to eighteen days. I set mine up for just a freezer and I had to add another 300 Watt panels due to the winter solstice. And I live in Nor Cal.
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I have a 5000 watt power invertor. I have 4 solar panels on the roof to keep 4 group31 batteries charged to power the invertor. I also have a battery isolator to charge batteries from the alternator and shuts off when they are charged back up.
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Yes, for our project it included all [Solar panel, Fan Unit, screws and cable] the parts, but that said, our high peak wall vent was just under the roof peak facing, correctly, to the south and we snaked the 10'+ Solar panel, mounted high up on the roof almost to the peak vents, and wired/plugged it in thru the roof top vent down to the attic and over to the Fan/vent. [If your fan and panel are NOT that close you may need to buy/extend the two wire/cable. Plus with full sun we can hear the fan running in the bedroom below, but is NOT very loud and only in the day time. Also we had to use cut down, scrap 2" X 4" boards to "pad" down the 3" bigger square vent grill to make it fit the fan unit and be air tight, which of course did NOT show from the outside and we made the vent removable with 4 screws and caulking for outside access to avoid the attic insulation and long crawl space to get to that end.] During a new roof install the roofer noted this fan would have worked better if we had the correct eave vents vs. the side wall vents on each end wall for roof longevity AND for removing excess heat. [The small solar panel was easily removed/unplugged to put on the new roof.] The 70 deg. Temp. cut off Sensor stops the unit from working in the colder months which was an extra $16... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YVUOO/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 AS ALL WAYS - SAFETY FIRST WITH LADDERS AND ROOF WALKING !!! [We used a contractor which added about another $250 due to the vent carpentry work and our inability to run the roof/ladders.] Bigger question: NOT sure how long the payback will be, but did reduce the temp. some on the upper floor bedrooms where all the house heat goes with our poor/undersized central HVAC system. This was purchased to be an HVAC power saving device.
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You would not use the Thunderbolt Solar kit to run a 4 bedroom house. That is a serious investment in no less than 12 panels, a good sine wave converter, and a 24 volt forklift battery pack at the least. This kit is suitable to keep 1 or 2 RV 12 volt batterys charged for use with an 800 to 2000 watt converter.
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1040 watts at an 80% efficiency factor or about 800 watts at 100% efficiency factor. 800 watts = about 40-45 amps at 12 volts which gives you a safety cushion of 15 amps with the unit. if you are going to run the unit at 24 volts, your inputs would be higher since as voltage rises with solar, your amps are usually cut by a factor of about 30-35% at each voltage increase(12/24/36/48 etc) without knowing what your panels are rated at, i cannot answer the number of panels question. just multiply your panel wattage by number of panels= total wattage. hope this info helps you. i can tell you this tho- i was pumping over 40 amps continuous into the unit when first hooked up and it wasn't even getting warm!. very well made unit/even better that its made in America and buying it supports other fellow Americans.