Well folks those days are long behind us.
How big of a solar panel do i need to run a refrigerator.
Newpowa 175w solar panel 58 x 26 inches.
The short answer if we assume a 5 5 x 3 foot solar panel 200 to 250 watts would generate about 0 75 kwh per day it would take three of those panels to power a fridge that uses 46 wkh per month.
A solar power setup suitable for refrigerator use requires several devices in addition to solar panels.
Here are a couple panels that would be good options though with varying wattage levels.
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The first thing you need to figure out the wattage rating of your refrigerator.
I will show you specific examples based on fridge size and solar panel size.
At startup your refrigerator may have a higher draw so you want to err on the high side when you figure how many watts of power you need.
To run this refrigerator you will need an inverter that can handle 600 watts for long periods and a surge of 1 800 watts for a split second.
To find the watts you multiply amps times volts.
Batteries are needed to store the power that the refrigerator will use at night or when clouds block the sun.
24 hours a day we have refrigerated food and it is damn glorious.
Divide that by 30 kwh per month per solar panel and you get 3 8 solar panels.
Currently as we speak our self installed rv solar panels are completely running our new refrigerator.
You can do this by finding the amps and the volts on the electrical label on the device.
A device called a charge controller will smooth the flow of power from the panels to the battery.
Remember back when we decided to rip out our rv refrigerator because it kicked the bucket and lived out of a cooler for a year.