My husband and I recently purchased about 2/3 of the equipment we need for solar power backup, for our fridge/freezer/portable ceramic or radiant heater, in the event of a grid power outage, and would love if there was a realistic and budget-friendly way to have the backup power come into effect automatically when grid power shuts off (if this is possible). So far, we have (4) 100W Renogy Panels and the 40A Renogy MPPT Charge Controller, as well as a Renogy 12V AGM 200ah battery.
We would like advice on where to go from here to try and achieve our goal above.
1) Best equipment to act as a generator - A power station? A pure sine wave inverter? Other?
2) Do we need any additional monitoring device or devices (ie; low voltage auto shutoff) for the system?
3) We planned to connect the solar panels in parallel - is that the best choice?
Sorry if I haven't provided enough information here. I am a newbie, so am not sure what you need in order to offer some advice.
Thanks in advance!
We would like advice on where to go from here to try and achieve our goal above.
1) Best equipment to act as a generator - A power station? A pure sine wave inverter? Other?
2) Do we need any additional monitoring device or devices (ie; low voltage auto shutoff) for the system?
3) We planned to connect the solar panels in parallel - is that the best choice?
Sorry if I haven't provided enough information here. I am a newbie, so am not sure what you need in order to offer some advice.
Thanks in advance!