Solar Powered Generator??

I’m looking to but this solar powered generator for emergency and outdoor use. Here is the product.

http://www.solarhome.org/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=537

It says it can run a refrigerator. My question is for how long? Say the refrigerator uses 1000 watts how long will it can it run on the battery for this generator? What about something smaller like an appliance that uses 300 watts, how long will the battery here last? I want to know what this is capable of before I decide to buy it.

Here are some of the specs for it:

Powers AC products up to 1500 watts
Easy to monitor, dual-outlet, AC panel
Built-in 1500 watt inverter with protection features
60 amp-hour battery
Rated Power: 40 watts
Rated Current @ Pmax: 2.31 amps
Nominal voltage: 12 volts
Rated voltage @ Pmax: 17.3 Volts

The battery has a nominal 720 WH of capacity; after the inverter, this will probably yield more like 600-650 WH.

How long a refrigerator will run on that depends on the fridge.  I’d estimate a day with the PV panel helping.  If you want to be sure, get yourself a Kill-A-Watt or equivalent and measure the daily consumption of the fridge you want to run.

The connectors and such aren’t shown.  You may be able to add a bigger battery, more PV capacity or both just by wiring them in; this would let you run a fridge for several days.  The 1500 W inverter would probably be able to run more or less continuously.

Last, this is a fairly expensive system:  about $22 per rated PV watt (more per delivered watt).  You’re paying a lot for the convenience of the built-in cart.  If you don’t mind a little construction, you could bolt an inverter and a battery box to a hardware-store dolly and get a unit built to your own specs for much cheaper.

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I live in upstate NY where its not so sunny during the winter. I found
these solar memorial grave markers that I want to get from http://www.solar-energy-products.net/about/
Do you think that the pannels will charge in this weather?

Unless the total charge is small then it is not likely.
Most solar cells and batteries built today for small appliances only work real good in hot sun.
Home units are much more expensive and so are more sensitive.
I live 1200 miles South in Kentucky and i cannot charge AA batteries in the sun in October for my camera.
Also where I live unless you have a private cemetery on your property, most close at dark anyway to avoid vandalism.

I need at least two advantages and disadvantages of solar energy.
I also need some facts about solar energy too.
I need help ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

advantages:
its renewable, doesn’t cause waste, naturally created by sun
disadvantages:
extremly low amounts of energy, very expensive to buy and produce

facts:
using radiation energy, infra red and light. the radiation energy hits the solar panels, the solar panels are made up of certain materials, like silicon. when the radiation energy goes onto it, the atoms are able to release their electrons and this creates electrical current. this is a very vague decription

ha you probibly have hw due tomorow!

Advantages? All of our energy sources are ultimately traceable to solar energy, with the possible exception of nuclear. I say possible because the fissile elements were initially created by the sun. Now if we were to harness fusion……

I want to install one in my garden but havent found a good site on the internet. Is it very expensive to build one? How do I start? I want to contribute with the planet and of course also stop paying so much for electricity. If someone has some good info, I am happy.

Keep in mind, photovoltaic can be very expensive. What I would recommend is to start with a single panel. Your costs generally come from the batteries and inverter to change your electricity from direct current to alternating current and for the storage of this energy.
If you would like to save in electricity costs, not be over the top in expense, and be good to the planet, pending on where you live, look into Geothermal.

It is a full-size model made in 1995. I can not find the watts usage but it is 60 hz and 6.5 amps at full load. I need to know what size inverter, how many deep cell batteries, and how much 12 volt power I would need to put back into the batteries to keep them charged. Thank y’all.

Buy yourself a Kill A Watt meter or other home energy monitor and measure the fridge consumption for a full three days to get an average per day. That plus the number of hours of decent sunlight would tell you how many solar panels you might need.

When I priced solar panels two years ago we were going to pay about $10,000 for a 1kwh system that would, if everything went according to plan, produce about 3.5 kwh a day. A good standard energy efficient fridge uses about 1.5 kwh a day, one from 1995 somewhat more as they are much more efficient these days. On the other hand, if you buy a Sun Frost refrigerator, which is specifically designed for solar electric powered homes, you will spend considerably more on the fridge than on your 1995 model (which you don’t have to spend a cent on because you own it) but you will save big time on solar panels because the Sun Frost is so energy efficient.

It is a full-size model made in 1995. I can not find the watts usage but it is 60 hz and 6.5 amps at full load. I need to know what size inverter, how many deep cell batteries, and how much 12 volt power I would need to put back into the batteries to keep them charged. Thank y’all.

Buy yourself a Kill A Watt meter or other home energy monitor and measure the fridge consumption for a full three days to get an average per day. That plus the number of hours of decent sunlight would tell you how many solar panels you might need.

When I priced solar panels two years ago we were going to pay about $10,000 for a 1kwh system that would, if everything went according to plan, produce about 3.5 kwh a day. A good standard energy efficient fridge uses about 1.5 kwh a day, one from 1995 somewhat more as they are much more efficient these days. On the other hand, if you buy a Sun Frost refrigerator, which is specifically designed for solar electric powered homes, you will spend considerably more on the fridge than on your 1995 model (which you don’t have to spend a cent on because you own it) but you will save big time on solar panels because the Sun Frost is so energy efficient.

need some help.. I have to heat one liter of water in any way.

there are no size imitations
scources please if possible

thanks

Here is the best site I have found for low buck solar projects. http://www.builditsolar.com

You can download all sorts of plans for free and there is information on all the types of solar panels. Have fun!

need some help.. I have to heat one liter of water in any way.

there are no size imitations
scources please if possible

thanks

Here is the best site I have found for low buck solar projects. http://www.builditsolar.com

You can download all sorts of plans for free and there is information on all the types of solar panels. Have fun!

I have finalized some inventions in the field of hydrogen and solar energy. I have made many connections to demonstrate them, but because of very poor investment on research in my region there is the least chance to find a sponsor. Do you know someone, some company or organization to be interested in the matter?
The fact is that i have also contacted some universities, but since my prior education is not related to this field (mining engineering), they can not accept me.
At the time being I am working on the patents.

i work for appalachian energy. we provide solar, wind, andhydro power. go to appalachianenergy.com