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Solar energy calculations

Njani

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Greetings to all.
First of i apologize for asking this question which may seem silly to some. But i am not a solar engineer but i have passion it. Please can someone help me with the step by step Solar Energy calculations? I mean how to calculate the number of battery required, number of panels, inverter and charge controller. That is just to say a complete solar power demand calculations. Thanks in advance.
 
It helps to have some idea of what you're intending to run from battery power during a 24hr period and what your biggest instantaneous inductive loads are. It can be a lot of trial and error too.

I just winged it to start with, I underestimated how much power I needed and watched the battery bank voltage drop too much on a rainy day, I quickly doubled it.
 
There's a lot of stuff in FAQ that might make a good starting point.
 
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