Re: remote site battery power only

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 1, 8:29=A0pm, "Bob La Londe" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Oct 1, 5:45 pm, CH=AEIS <s...@xxxxx> wrote:
> >> "terry" wrote...
> >> > have any of you professionals ever installed a remote site that has =
no
> >> > hydro
> >> > power? what could be done to power the alarm system from 12DC power
>
> >> Would a large enough solar panel/battery setup have the power to run a
> >> typical automotive inverter?
>
> >> Would a typical automotive inverter have enough power to run a panel? =
I
> >> hear the wattage ratings on them are usually a random number way above
> >> what
> >> they'll actually do.
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> >> Would it all be reliable?
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> > No
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> If its large if enough... YES.
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> > Yes
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> If its large if enough... YES.
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> > No
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> If its large if enough... YES.
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> The big key I have run into on remote sites is battery capacity. =A0About=
 30
> AH handles a decent alarm and cellular with no outages. =A0If lots of dev=
ices
> I might go with a little more battery, but 30 AH is usually more than
> enough.
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> Like I said in my other post I have done a number of remote sites on sola=
r.
> You can't skip on your solar panel or your batteries though. =A0I do not =
use
> usually use an inverter. =A0Inverters waste energy. =A0I just got straigh=
t to
> the batteries with a charge controller.
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> By experimentation I found a 33 watt solar panel to be just barely
> inadequate, but a 60 watt panel does the trick with no issues here in Az.
> In northern climates it would fail in the winter due to shorter daylight
> hours, and of course snow could be an issue.

Something tells me the OP isn't wanting to put that much time, energy
and money into it