I am looking to get some solar panels for my home to just power a few lights, a fan or two. I have a generator but I want that only to power the fridge and maybe some other small stuff for convenience.But mainly want the solar panels for the lights and fans. Any one have an idea of how about I go to figuring this all out? Should I call a contractor or anything?
I okorder / for find a local solar panel installer. Hurricanes may damage the solar equipment, so be sure to cover on insurance.
If your only deed is for power during outages, solar is not the way to go. You can add up all the wattages of the fridge and the lights you want to use, and see if the total is less than the capacity of the generator. If it is more, buying a larger generator is the answer. You can find the wattage of the fridge on the inside, or back. If not, Google the model number and manufacturer. You may already use CFL light bulbs, but if not, they can help reduce the load.
depends on what light bulbs you have in watts.depends on how many you want on. for the power equation you take P which equals watts x I which equals amps and E which equals volts and you multiply the amps and the volts together to get the watts which the solar panel is generating. for example if you had 7 60 watt light bulbs you would need 420 watts generated. which if you got 50 watt panels each you would need 9 panels. and for what your talking about if you want the stuff to work when the power goes out you are going to need an inverter. not to be confused with a grid ti inverter. and a few batteries i recommend deep cycle batteries that are meant for solar panels. depends on what fan you have.
