Hi everyone
First I would like to thank Will for his free educational videos on YouTube. They got me even more enthusiastic about solar than I already was!
I am actually planning to start designing and selling solar systems for homes in Yemen. Power outages are very common there and can last up to 3 hours daily in the area where I'm selling. People there use diesel generators to deal with the power outages but the diesel price is high. I thought it might be a good investment to install solar power and help them with the power outages at least to power their necessary home appliances.
I have calculated the average load to be around 650W (powering only necessary appliances) that will rely on batteries for 5 hours daily (just in case power outage time extends in the future). The upfront cost has to be the cheapest because of the financial status of the average family there so I'm looking for the cheapest possible options that are safe and somewhat reliable. It seems that the batteries have to be sealed lead acid because of the upfront cost issue even though I love LiFePO4. Since I will rely on both grid and battery power I will probably use an all-in-one system (MPP seems cheap & reliable) and set it to grid priority to make things simple. I found some panels that are $0.2/W which is great. My biggest concern is shipping cost since all of these components are heavy.
Is it possible to design such a system that would cost anything below $1000 including shipping cost?
Anybody has experience with Alibaba solar panels, AGM/GEL batteries, or all-in-one systems?
Any general suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance
First I would like to thank Will for his free educational videos on YouTube. They got me even more enthusiastic about solar than I already was!
I am actually planning to start designing and selling solar systems for homes in Yemen. Power outages are very common there and can last up to 3 hours daily in the area where I'm selling. People there use diesel generators to deal with the power outages but the diesel price is high. I thought it might be a good investment to install solar power and help them with the power outages at least to power their necessary home appliances.
I have calculated the average load to be around 650W (powering only necessary appliances) that will rely on batteries for 5 hours daily (just in case power outage time extends in the future). The upfront cost has to be the cheapest because of the financial status of the average family there so I'm looking for the cheapest possible options that are safe and somewhat reliable. It seems that the batteries have to be sealed lead acid because of the upfront cost issue even though I love LiFePO4. Since I will rely on both grid and battery power I will probably use an all-in-one system (MPP seems cheap & reliable) and set it to grid priority to make things simple. I found some panels that are $0.2/W which is great. My biggest concern is shipping cost since all of these components are heavy.
Is it possible to design such a system that would cost anything below $1000 including shipping cost?
Anybody has experience with Alibaba solar panels, AGM/GEL batteries, or all-in-one systems?
Any general suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance