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Can an AC run on a solar panel?
Depends on power requirement. My whole house uses approx 4 kW to run air con and rest of the house power. 19 x 350 solar panels generates 1 kw to 6.5 kw per hour through a 6 kw inverter.
The variance comes from the sun is not always out, or behind clouds and the panels don't face east and west to capture the morning and evening sun.
They are mono crystal which generate about 1 to 1.6 Kw in cloudy conditions.
As I am on the power grid the excess power is feed back to the power company who pay me 6c per k/w that I feed in during sunny days and then charge me 26c per k/w in peak times when it is dark !
Today I got 40 kw/h generated for the day which with feed in tariff is $2.60 as it was sunny. . I could run the air con on 10 kw/h from the power company in the dark , if the a/c used 2 kw I could run it for 5 hours for free.
Where you run into problem is that on a cloudy day you might get 1 k/w per hour . This is not a problem if you use mains power from a power line supplier as it suppliments any short fall. If you are on a no grid connected system you may need to consider Battery Storage as well to charge up when the sun is out and then it supplements the power to your house when it is cloudy or dark.
The solar panels would need to generate enough power to run the house and to charge up the battery system if used.
Batteries have a limited life of 10 years and usually use lithium Phosphate batteries . You tube has many videos on battery systems and off grid solar setups. However batteries are a changing technology with Electric Vehicles becoming more common.
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How much do solar panels save per month?
average American family spends nearly $1,500 a year on electricity costs from fossil fuel sources. That means installing a solar panel system that can cover 100% of your needs would result in over $100 in potential savings every month.
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RV Trace DR2412 power inverter. Why no AC output?
There are a lot of components in an inverter that can fail. If you dont have any experience in electronics and repair of those, you should see about getting it serviced by someone that does.
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