4hp compressor for cold room

[victory4m]

Pls I want to install solar system for my cold room..I am using 4hp compressor
This is the picture of the compressor... I use 10kva three phase gen.. pls I need someone to give me details of how many panel, battery and inverter that I needed.. this is the picture of the compressor

 

[wpns]

Try dampening the nameplate and getting a better picture of the specs.

If it works on a 10Kva generator then an inverter shouldn’t be that hard, but the startup surge might be significant, can you measure it?

 

[DIYrich]

50 hz, d or y 3-phase.
Solar and battery will depend upon how much power it uses for a day.

4hp is about 16 amps at 208v 3-phase. Assuming 3x startup draw, that is 48 amps per leg. Need one 3-phase inverter capable of surging to 48 amps per leg, or 3 single phase inverters wired in parallel 3-phase that can deliver 48 surge amps.

 

[740GLE]

If you’re willing to spend this much money on solar batteries and inverters, it would be just as wise to change out that compressor for something way more efficient or inverter based so you wouldn’t have to deal with such high starting current.

Sticking with this compressor and designing around it, is going to be like pounding a round peg through a square hole.