nathansl2003
New Member
I am brand new to solar, and due to the spread-out nature of my farm, I need multiple off-grid solar units (unless somehow I can connect them).
Here is one scenario I am looking at:
Powering (4) 50-watt chicken brooder heaters. The amps are .45A each, so each would run at 111.11V (this makes sense). 120V AC
If I wanted to continuously run these heaters 24 hours per day at 50W each that is 200W per hour:
That means that 200w x 24 = 4800w of power use each day. Does this mean I need at least a 48V 100ah battery minimum (or equivalent V/A ratings) to run these continuously? the heaters are AC so I would need a converter to convert DC to AC as well.
I was looking at the kits and would need at least a 4.8KW system correct? Something like this https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/48v-complete-system-blueprint-559371.html
In this example, I am not including any reserve for not being able to charge every day.
Thank you all!
Here is one scenario I am looking at:
Powering (4) 50-watt chicken brooder heaters. The amps are .45A each, so each would run at 111.11V (this makes sense). 120V AC
If I wanted to continuously run these heaters 24 hours per day at 50W each that is 200W per hour:
That means that 200w x 24 = 4800w of power use each day. Does this mean I need at least a 48V 100ah battery minimum (or equivalent V/A ratings) to run these continuously? the heaters are AC so I would need a converter to convert DC to AC as well.
I was looking at the kits and would need at least a 4.8KW system correct? Something like this https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/48v-complete-system-blueprint-559371.html
In this example, I am not including any reserve for not being able to charge every day.
Thank you all!