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    This document summarizes the power needs and sizing calculations for a home solar power system. It calculates the total daily watt hours used by various appliances as 1618.6 watt hours. Based on this, it determines that the solar panel system would need 4 panels, a 486 watt inverter, and batteries with a minimum 264 amp-hour capacity.

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    This document summarizes the power needs and sizing calculations for a home solar power system. It calculates the total daily watt hours used by various appliances as 1618.6 watt hours. Based on this, it determines that the solar panel system would need 4 panels, a 486 watt inverter, and batteries with a minimum 264 amp-hour capacity.

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    This document summarizes the power needs and sizing calculations for a home solar power system. It calculates the total daily watt hours used by various appliances as 1618.6 watt hours. Based on this, it determines that the solar panel system would need 4 panels, a 486 watt inverter, and batteries with a minimum 264 amp-hour capacity.

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    AVG

    DAYS PER
    APPLIANCE QTY WATTS (V X A) TT HRS PER DAY TT /7 WATT/HRS
    WK
    PER DAY
    42” PLASMA TV 0 390 390 0 4 0 7 0 7 0.0
    LAPTOP 0 40 40 0 24 0 7 0 7 0.0
    CFL BULB, 60W EQUV 2 18 18 36 4 144 7 1008 7 144.0
    8.8 CU/FT FREEZER 0 250 250 0 8 805 7 5635 7 0.0
    7.2 CU/FT FREEZER 0 160 150 0 8 773 7 5411 7 0.0
    25.1 CU/FT REF 1 0 600 0 8 1310 7 9170 7 1310.0
    TABLE FAN 0 70 70 0 12 0 7 0 7 0.0
    MODEM 0 6 6 0 24 0 7 0 7 0.0
    ROUTER 0 12 12 0 24 0 7 0 7 0.0
    DAKOTA ALERT 0 2 2 0 24 0 7 0 7 0.0
    HOUSE ALARM 0 5 5 0 24 0 7 0 7 0.0
    FIREPLACE BLOWER 1 60 60 60 8 480 2.4 1152 7 164.6
    1013 96 3512 22376 1618.6 1.1 TOTAL WATT HRS

    PV PANEL SIZING
    1.1 1618.6 WATT HRS
    1.3 TIMES SYSTEM LOSS FACTOR
    1.2 2104.1 TOTAL WATT HRS
    4.1 TIMES AVG SUN HOURS FACTOR
    2.1 513 DIVIDE TT WATT HRS BY SUN HRS
    160 RATED PV PANEL OUTPUT FACTOR
    3.21 NUMBER OF PANELS NEEDED
    2.2 4 ROUND UP TO TOTAL PV PANELS NEEDED

    INVERTER SIZING
    30% SURGE INCREASE (FOR MOTOR/COMPRESSOR START)
    3 486 INVERTER SIZE

    BATTERY BANK SIZING


    4.1 1618.6 TOTAL WATT HRS
    0.85 BATTERY LOSS FACTOR
    4.2 1904 BATTERY LOSS
    60% DEPTH OF DISCHARGE FACTOR
    4.3 3174 DEPTH OF DISCHARGE
    12 NOMINAL BATTERY VOLTAGE FACTOR
    4.4 264 NOMINAL BATTERY VOLTAGE
    1 DAYS WITHOUT SUNLIGHT FACTOR
    4.5 264 MINIMUM DEEP CYCLE BATTERY AMPERE-HOUR CAPACITY
    1.1 TOTAL WATT HRS

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