Buying a System
Example of Power Consumption Chart for Battery Sizing
|
Appliances |
|
Hours of use/Day |
Power Consumption, Watt-Hours |
||
|
CD player |
35 |
x |
1 |
= |
35 |
|
clock radio |
1 |
x |
24 |
= |
24 |
|
coffee maker |
1000 |
x |
0.5 |
= |
500 |
|
computer |
125 |
x |
2 |
= |
250 |
|
furnace blower |
700 |
x |
3 |
= |
2,100 |
|
garage door opener |
350 |
x |
0.2 |
= |
70 |
|
hair dryer |
1200 |
x |
0.2 |
= |
240 |
|
iron |
1000 |
x |
0.2 |
= |
200 |
|
microwave |
1500 |
x |
0.2 |
= |
300 |
|
refrigerator (20cf) |
150 |
x |
10 |
= |
1,500 |
|
toaster |
1200 |
x |
0.2 |
= |
240 |
|
TV - 25" color |
150 |
x |
2 |
= |
300 |
|
VCR |
40 |
x |
2 |
= |
80 |
|
washing machine |
500 |
x |
1 |
= |
500 |
|
Lights: 4 incandescent bulbs 60W |
240 |
x |
2 |
= |
480 |
|
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|
Total watt-hours per
day |
= |
6,339 |
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