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Ok, I went off.the deep end? Bought 3 used 37watt uni-solar panels and a blue sky 2000e controller for the hefty price of $400, They were being listed as 75w panels, they are not The tested open...
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normally I run the generator in the morning when the batteries are at their lowest and the solar output is low, then the solar can top them off and carry.most of the daytime usage
however yesterday was an errand day and I did.not run the genset until super time at dusk , so yesterday was an all day.solar charge day, which provides the type of solar reading many of you are interested in knowing, here are the.numbers
752.5 watt hrs
56.27 amp hrs
141.4 peak watts
10.61 peak amps
not all of this went directly into the batteries
remember we have a residential fridge and the inverter is on to power the fridge
I would estimate that at least 40% of the total went into powering the fridge and the rest went into the batteries
the batteries get the full effect when the fridge is off but get Zero & possibly deficit when the fridge compressor is running, depends on how much solar is being produced at that particular "moment in time", it might be going in at 8amps, the fridge cycles and the inverter draws 10amps for a net loss of -2amps while the fridge runs, it's a give & take process all day long
however yesterday was an errand day and I did.not run the genset until super time at dusk , so yesterday was an all day.solar charge day, which provides the type of solar reading many of you are interested in knowing, here are the.numbers
752.5 watt hrs
56.27 amp hrs
141.4 peak watts
10.61 peak amps
not all of this went directly into the batteries
remember we have a residential fridge and the inverter is on to power the fridge
I would estimate that at least 40% of the total went into powering the fridge and the rest went into the batteries
the batteries get the full effect when the fridge is off but get Zero & possibly deficit when the fridge compressor is running, depends on how much solar is being produced at that particular "moment in time", it might be going in at 8amps, the fridge cycles and the inverter draws 10amps for a net loss of -2amps while the fridge runs, it's a give & take process all day long
