Can I calculate how many watts I'mm getting from my solar panels by using the information on this meter? If so, how do I do it?
2042003
The MT-5 will not show how many watts you are getting from your solar panels. The watt of your solar panel you can find it in its instruction.
2042004
Yes you can get a close approximate figure but solar conditions vary constantly. I turned on everything in my shop so the inverter called for a lot of amps from the batteries and thus the solar controller increases the amperage output to the batteries. Take the amperage figures from the LCD display and multiply it by the voltage of the batteries and that will give you the amount of watts being used at that time. In other words if your LCD meter says the batteries are getting 35 amps charge and you have 13.6 volts to the batteries then 35amps x 13.6volts = 476 watts being utilized from the Solar Panels. This is only approximate because there are various losses but the figure will be pretty close. Yes you can get a close approximate figure but solar conditions vary constantly. I turned on everything in my shop so the inverter called for a lot of amps from the batteries and thus the solar controller increases the amperage output to the batteries. Take the amperage figures from the LCD display and multiply it by the voltage of the batteries and that will give you the amount of watts being used at that time. In other words if your LCD meter says the batteries are getting 35 amps charge and you have 13.6 volts to the batteries then 35amps x 13.6volts = 476 watts being utilized from the... » Read More Yes you can get a close approximate figure but solar conditions vary constantly. I turned on everything in my shop so the inverter called for a lot of amps from the batteries and thus the solar controller increases the amperage output to the batteries. Take the amperage figures from the LCD display and multiply it by the voltage of the batteries and that will give you the amount of watts being used at that time. In other words if your LCD meter says the batteries are getting 35 amps charge and you have 13.6 volts to the batteries then 35amps x 13.6volts = 476 watts being utilized from the Solar Panels. This is only approximate because there are various losses but the figure will be pretty close. « Show Less
2042005
The important information is how many Amps your panels are putting out and the meter tell you this. It will tell how how many amps are coming from your panels and how many amps are going to the batteries. Also tells you the amount of charge in your batteries. The more watts your panels have the more potential number of amps the can put out. The open output of a panel is about 23 volts then your controller manages this out put so as not to destroy you battery.
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Not with only this one panel. This is (roughly) 12 volts x 10 amps = 120 watts Look at your electric bill to see the overall kilowatts you consume. Also you must consider peaks, not just the overall usage. In California, solar installation companies and some power companies will help you figure out how much you need.
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Watts are calculated from voltage and amps. The output wattage would depend on the current (amps) being drawn. If your load is 1 amp, the device will "push out" 120watts. Unless you have something drawing 5 amps all the time, the device won't provide 600watts
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Do lots more research before making any purchase. You saying 750KWH/month says to me (750 / 30) 25KWh/day. If that were solar panels, that would be about 12,500 Watts of solar panels in a 2 sun/hour day area. Somehow I expect you mean something else, tho some homes use that.
896985
Pretty sure it will not work for net metering. you might try the ted 1001. This will go both positive and negative for energy readings.
884484
Hi: I am not sure if that will work. I think that the meter that detects if it is light out (so that it knows when to turn on/off) is in the light unit and not in the solar panel. You should be ok if the light detector is in the solar panel. Hope this helps.
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Answer here...Yes it will let you know how much wattage each legg is pulling when under load,and wired into your circuit panel.In your case I would think a kill O watt meter might be better,it will let you know how much power the solar panels are producing.Plug inverter into kill o watt meter and from there run out of kill o watt meter to your circuit panel.The MB75 lets you read wattage being used off of each buss in your panel so you can even out your wattage from buss A and buss B,in return making your solar panels produce and last much longer,in my case it makes my portable generator run,and last much longer.Hope this helps let me know how it turns out. Answer here...Yes it will let you know how much wattage each legg is pulling when under load,and wired into your circuit panel.In your case I would think a kill O watt meter might be better,it will let you know how much power the solar panels are producing.Plug inverter into kill o watt meter and from there run out of kill o watt meter to your circuit panel.The MB75 lets you read wattage being used off of each buss in your panel so you can even out your wattage from buss A and buss B,in return making your solar panels produce and last much longer,in my case it makes my portable generator... » Read More Answer here...Yes it will let you know how much wattage each legg is pulling when under load,and wired into your circuit panel.In your case I would think a kill O watt meter might be better,it will let you know how much power the solar panels are producing.Plug inverter into kill o watt meter and from there run out of kill o watt meter to your circuit panel.The MB75 lets you read wattage being used off of each buss in your panel so you can even out your wattage from buss A and buss B,in return making your solar panels produce and last much longer,in my case it makes my portable generator run,and last much longer.Hope this helps let me know how it turns out. « Show Less
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You can use it to measure solar power with and without the film, then use the measure as an indication for the film performance Without film should be somewhere around 1300w/m2 With a good film should drop to less than have this reading I do recommend this product
2060298
As I didn't receive any paperwork either with my purchase I can guess..Watt usage is compiled by the following method; Watts equal Amps times volts W=Amps x volts, estimate W= (5) x (120) 605 watts
412102
Yes, that's true ~. 2x30watt panels = 60 watts going to your controller. Good luck & have fun capturing the Sun. :-)
1168391
Go get your past electric bill. Your bill will tell you how many kilowatt hours you use on average. Then take that to divide by the watts of the solar panel. There is usually 5 peak hours a day of sunlight. Then add 1 or 2 more panels just to be on the safe side.
65074
yes but remember you voltage is close to max, my max with PV is 19.2, the meter works great. DS
1520427
You can download a manual from Watts in PDF form. Google search Watts and the model number. You'll find its pretty generic.
1997554
Accuracy details how close to the actual value a measurement will be. For example, if this meter is used to measure power, and displays that the power used is 10 Watts, then the actual power used by the device being measured could be anywhere from 9.7 to 10.3 watts. 3% (.03) of 10 Watts is .3 Watts (.03*10=.3), and that .3 Watt variance could be either higher or lower from the measured 10 Watt figure displayed.
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Hi, Yes, you can use the meter power it and monitor it when connected to the same source. You can also have it be powered by another unit to measure something else. The input voltage ranges from 4.5 to 30 volts. Just make sure to not wire the unit backwards as there is no reverse voltage protection. Note that the brown (or black in some models) wire is the main (common) negative wire and the red wire is the positive power wire. The other color yellow (or white in some models) is the positive voltage measuring wire. For example, you would power the volt meter by connecting it to the brown wire to the negative terminal of the voltage supply and the red to the positive terminal of the voltage supply. You then would connect the yellow white to the positive terminal of whatever you are measuring to it and the brown wire to the negative part (you'll need to solder another to it to make a "Y" connection lead). Last remark, the little screw on the back of the unit allows you to calibrate the unit, you might want to compare and make changes to the unit with another volt meter you already know that is accurate as mine was off by 0.2 volts. I hope this helps!
1117382
OK, if I want to measure how many watts my refer uses in 24 hours,how do I do it on the 4460?Tx for any comments.
875757
I haven't measured it with a meter but the literature says it uses 170 watts. If that is accurate it equates to 1.41 Amperes.