My parents asked me to put together a small Solar Power System for their Cabin. They don't have a lot of money to spend on it, so they asked that I get them the best bang for their buck for around 1000$. We're located in Atlantic Canada, so we are aware that we won't get optimal power from our solar panels.
Their requirements are fairly low, since they only need to run a Small 19in CRT TV, and 3 23W CFLs, for about 3hrs a night on the weekends. The assumption I made here is that I have a bigger battery bank, and smaller Solar capacity so that the batteries will have time to charge during the week. Currently the cabin is powered with a 1kW Gas Generator, which is way bigger than what they need. When solar power is installed, the generator will be as a backup source for longer stays.
Here are the parts I'm thinking of getting:
-3x 12v Deep Cycle Marine Batteries @ 130$ea (100aH per battery), in parallel. (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en)
-1x 110w Monocrystalline Solar Panel @ 285$ (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Pick-One-12-V...ht_9231wt_1049)
-1x 12v 30A PWM Charge Controller @ 110$: http://www.futurlec.com/Solar_Charge_Controller.shtml
-1x 600W inverter @ 60$: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bestek-600w-d...ht_3555wt_1064
Questions:
1. Other than cables, am I missing anything in the system?
2. Is that the correct system size for their needs?
3. Do you know of any better priced components that would give them more bang for the buck?
4. Any other comments on the system?
I'm a newbie here, so I thank you in advance for your patience.
Thank You.
Their requirements are fairly low, since they only need to run a Small 19in CRT TV, and 3 23W CFLs, for about 3hrs a night on the weekends. The assumption I made here is that I have a bigger battery bank, and smaller Solar capacity so that the batteries will have time to charge during the week. Currently the cabin is powered with a 1kW Gas Generator, which is way bigger than what they need. When solar power is installed, the generator will be as a backup source for longer stays.
Here are the parts I'm thinking of getting:
-3x 12v Deep Cycle Marine Batteries @ 130$ea (100aH per battery), in parallel. (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en)
-1x 110w Monocrystalline Solar Panel @ 285$ (http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Pick-One-12-V...ht_9231wt_1049)
-1x 12v 30A PWM Charge Controller @ 110$: http://www.futurlec.com/Solar_Charge_Controller.shtml
-1x 600W inverter @ 60$: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Bestek-600w-d...ht_3555wt_1064
Questions:
1. Other than cables, am I missing anything in the system?
2. Is that the correct system size for their needs?
3. Do you know of any better priced components that would give them more bang for the buck?
4. Any other comments on the system?
I'm a newbie here, so I thank you in advance for your patience.
Thank You.
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