Converter Consumption
I know that there is no such thing as "Average usage", but has anyone measured how much electricity is required to operate their converter? My guess is about one kilowatt per day. I can charge my hou...
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BFL13 wrote:
Say your average DC amps is 5 at 13.6 volts all day. That is 68 watts. Efficiency is 85%, so input watts is 80 watts. Converter has PF of 0.7, so VA required is a steady 114.3 VA. Call it 1 AC amp at 115 volts.
Whatever that is in kw, for an hour is your kwh.
24 hours at 114 watts = 2,736 watts or 2.7 kwh/day
2.7 X $0.175 X 30 = $14.175
Which is worth saving. Even half that would be okay, as I already own the solar equipment.
Our park has that good electricity at $0.175/kwh, not that cheap stuff that most parks provide. (Sarcasm off)
