Panels are going for under 50 cents per watt. Batts can be had for 15 cents per watt hour. Controllers are about $200.
From: Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 1:13 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar panel capacity Tycon has an all inclusive kit that Streakwave is suggesting - it's about $900 before shipping. This is an 80w panel, battery, charge controller, enclosure, etc. Battery capacity is 1248 watt hours. Is it worth spending the time shopping for parts individually? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: 200+ watts. So one panel. And at least 5 days of battery autonomy. That is minimal. 10x24x5=1200 watt hours. 100 amp hours for 12 volts, 50 amp hours for 24 volts. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 12:40 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Solar panel capacity Never thought I'd see the day where I had to deal with this, but I have a site where they're taking down the house/power and living in a trailer. Trailer has to have Internet but can't provide the power (sigh). The objective now is to have a Force200+Nano5 on a pole out in the yard for service. Figure this is about 10 watt load. How much panel/battery do I need? This is not mission critical and only needs to run for months, so we don't have to deal with winter nights. Is there a place we can get panels ordered/shipped in the next day or two? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373
