Would these four solar panels be enough to power my refrigerator/freezer AND my deep freezer in case of power outage? Thanks much for any input.
942172
no. for one refrigerator you would need 16 or more panels and a lot of storage batteries and a dc to ac inverter capable of the current needed for the compressor.
942173
1400 watt hours per day for a frig 60*12Hours = 720 watt hours per day you need 120 watts of solar panels for just the frig and that's if you get 12 hours of sun a day and the efficiency is 100%. You will still need a battery bank to store power of the night. A safe bet for efficiency would be 50% given sun angle and other factors.
942174
Only if you have a battery which you charged ahead of time which can power said appliances for the desired amount of time. This panel set could not power those items outright, you'd need a much larger set-up for such a task.
942175
Sorry but unless you have a serious Battery and Inverter setup. No. Dont get me wrong it is a good kit. I have two of them. but most Refrig and freezers need alot more amps than the kit provides. But it cold be used to keep a Battery charged and a bigger inverter could work. Check out the web folks are using these kits to make solar generators with good results.
571624
At colder temperatures the solar will produce more power than the rating, however this is only an issue when it gets very cold (like freezing temps), not at room temperatures. If you are very worried about overcharging, go with a MPPT charge-controller.
1112122
It could very well power both appliances, but my plan was to run one at a time for 3 or 4 hours, then run the other--to keep them both cold. That way, you could also power other thing--lights, tv, etc. at the same time. If you were powering them both together, I don't think you would have any juice left over for other things--you would have the generator pretty much maxed out. I hope this helps
714967
I would say no. You'd need a battery bank of about 6 12 volt re batteries ... and at such a drain from the freezer I am thinking it would take about 120 watts per hour of solar panels to keep the bank charged overnight. You'd want a much stronger inverter and controller than what comes with this kit.
366652
If you had it hooked to a large capacity battery. With a inverter hooked to that battery large enough to handle 115vac @ 5amps. The amps for a small fridge is probaly closer to 1.5 than it is 15 amps. So with your panel in full sunlight producing 50W at 22vdc regulated to 12vdc. You could in theory run the fridge.
2192939
To add to the previous answer - you will need at least one battery, one charge controller in addition to the solar panel. Once you have 3 components with the requisite wires then yes the solar panel provides the power that the unit needs to give you electricity. This unit with 4 100watt panels, a charge controller and 5 deep cycle marine batteries is the main source of power for my house.
1211645
I don't see why you couldn't use this system for home applications. With a few batteries and a pure sine wave inverter, you could run a fridge, microwave, lights, computer, power tools etc. I'm not an expert on these as I'm still a bit new to the solar world. The system will charge a single 155amp hour battery in no time at all, even with a cloud cover. I plan on setting up my system for every 100 watt panel, I want a 155amp hour battery. Do some reading on the web, and watch some youtube videos. People have put a ton of information on systems similar to this one.
1689243
Any good 3000w inverter can handle fridge and freezer, this one will do for sure
2039936
Check out this article: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/power-refrigerator-generator-26188.htmlDepending on your wattage requirements, it will power your frige for several hours. You should only open the door when you need to to keep it cold. I have a newer double door fringe and the generator worked great. I had four panels hooked up to it to keep it charged during the day.
1806986
Yes, This TF151W will supply power for your furnace, refrigerator ,etc. up to 1200 watts in the event of a power outage. with your generator.
1855639
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!!
334476
I believe the battery will do the job. I live off the grid and I am using two of these batteries to power a solar powered chest freezer and a solar powered water pump, full time on my small ranch. Even during the recent winter storms,(no sun), we have plenty of power for all our watering needs, for home and livestock. Patrick
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Youre going to need deep cycle batteries as far as output it depends on how manyamp hours the batteries have the solar panel should always charge of 400 watts if tHeres sun look online how to calculate Amp hrs depending on what ur running I can run some fans lights a tv and a fridge in my rv with two batt
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I disagree with MicroSolar, and agree with James H., I have a 675 watt fridge, and my inverter kicks the compressor over just fine with a 2500watt peak at the beggining, but i have overkill wiring, fat 4gauage more like 2awg. And the run (circuit legnth Pos + Neg) is 2 feet... Might wanna check your wiring before buying a bigger model, though your fridge could be more power hungry....
392238
You can what you need as long as the wattage in not greater than 3200 watts. Multiple 120 volts X number of amperes of each device to get total wattage demand. For example your refrig requires say 12 amps current so you would be using 1440 watts of power. Four 60 watt light bulbs burning would consume 240 watts, add an electric heater would probably eat up 1500 watts. So, for power outages, you might consider one of twice the wattage. This little generator helped me to power electric chainsaws after several trees were downed. It's a good buy.
1112123
this will handle both. keep in mind each appliance draws from the generator until they reach the set temperature. the fridge and freezer can be unplugged as they are not using power. if you plug in your fridge and freezer a couple of times a day you should be fine. I run my fridge in the morning for a couple hours or until it reaches set temp. again about 2 hours before bedtime.
904134
Mine will run a small 700 watt air unit in my shop just fine and it ran my old refrigerator just fine but it will not run the new energy star fridge. The new fridge would not even try to turn on. I guess it looks at the input to see if it is good and gave this inverter a fail.