Solar Power

Hi John thanks for your reply.

Battery takes about 1 day to get down to 50% I estimate.

Probably stationery most of the time not running the engine.

Run the fridge as a fridge and freezer.

Prob rotate the panel a few times a day and place in the sun as best as I can. It would not be mounted on a car or trailer.

Camp in Vic at the moment, but hoping to make it back to QLD soon.

Cheers
Ben

Hi

You might want to look at this site ive got a rf60 and im going to buy this panel a bit more power is better than not enough this panel gives you nearly 7 amps

http://kampers.com.au/sale.php?p=120_Watt_Kit&hs=1

Glenn

Hi Glenn thanks for your reply.

Any idea if these are Monocrystalline or Polycrystalline (or Multicrystalline).

Ben

The Kulkyne Kampers 120W model definately looks the winner on both price and amps unless I am missing something compared to the ABR Sidewinder 100W model?

Kulkyne http://kampers.com.au/sale.php?p=120_Watt_Kit&gd=0

Cheers
Ben

From my research if you want to run fully on solar, say if you are parked up for a week you will need 200amp hr of battery with a min of 2 x 80w solar panels. I run 1 80w with a 100amp hr battery and it will not keep up even in the best of conditions if you are on a long stay. Cheers Tony.

PS - I have an 80l WAECO, all the rest are LED Lights and occasioally a 12v fluro outdoor light. You need the two 80w panels mainly to keep up with the fridge.

I have a 60l evakool an 100AH of AGM

80W is not enough in SE qld to run indefinitely. Believe me, I tried to make it last for a 2-3 frustrating years before I bought more panels.

100-120W is more like it.

I now have 145W and that appears more than ample

Agree with the above. I run 2 x 130w mono panels with 460 amp battery bank. I never have to plug in the 240v charger.

I agree with the above, I have 2x75 watt solar panels and 2x110 amp/hr AGM's and ran two Bushman fridges(one as a freezer -15) for 10 weeks in far North Queensland, batteries never went below 75%

Forgot the link

solar panels

Hi wazzaaaa,

Do you have a link to the particular gov. rebate that you refer to?

Cheers,
Ben

Ben this is the Govt. site
Govt.

But this is the crowd that buy the rec'c
http://www.greenenergytrading.com.au/

Below is a copy of my first email contact with them


Hi Wazza



Yes that is correct you can claim RECs for a system installed on caravan - however you do need to provide a residential address to calculate the RECs. Unless the panels were installed by a BCSE accredited installer you can only claim in lots of 5 years for your system.



We are currently buying RECs at $49.00 per REC until the end of next week.


It normally takes approx 5-10 days for the RECs to become registered and payment can take 3-4 days depending on the banks processing time, so please expect your payment within 2-3 working weeks of us receiving your form.



Please include a copy of your “proof of purchase” invoice with your assignment form (copy attached).



Please don’t hesitate to call or email if you have any questions. I have explained below how to calculate the amount of RECs your system is worth.



The level of RECs per PV system is dependent on the size of the system and the Solar Zone Rating of the installation. Which zone the system falls under is determined by Postcode (I have attached the solar zone postcode table for your reference).

System Capacity (kW) multiplied by x Solar Zone Rating multiplied by x Deeming Period ( 5 or 15 years)

(____________) kW x ( ______________) x (________________) years = No. of RECs (rounded down to the nearest whole number)

No. of RECs ___________ x REC Value $ ____________ = Expected Payment $ ___________



An example is: 1kw installed in Sydney (postcode 2000 falls under zone 3 and zone 3 calculation is 1.382) for a claim of 15 years is as follows: 1 x 1.382 x 15= 20.73 and rounded down that is 20 RECs . 20 recs x $41 per REC= payment of $820.00


Kind regards



Lorrae

Thanks for those like Wazza!

So if I was to purchase a 120W model would the system capacity be 0.12kW? Or is it multiplied by 24 hrs in a day?

Cheers,
Ben

Yes you are right .12kw is 120w
Wazzaaaa

I'm just reading this link:
http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/pv/index.html

So if I was to buy 4 x
http://kampers.com.au/sale.php?p=120_Watt_Kit&gd=0

to make up 480W to meet the minimum size for a new system of 450W.

Panels would cost 4 x $1170 = $4680
Gov rebate is ($8/W up to 1kW)= $8 * 480W = $3840

So in total I would only pay $840 for 4 x 120W panels?

No Ben if only that good,

I have 6x 65w panels ( cost me $2190 + postage)which is .39 kw x my zone of "3" which is 1.382 x as I installed mine myself it is only "5 " every 5 years for 15 years = 2.6949 as they round down it is only two rec's @ $49 total of $98 I received for nothing. At the time I applied $46 was what they paid per rec it may be more now.
It seemed a bit complex at first but for the free $98 now and again @ 5 years and again @ 10 years it was worth it in the end.

Wazzaaaa