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Backup solar is a type of solar energy system that provides electricity when there is an outage or interruption in the main power grid. Backup solar systems are also known as off-grid, hybrid, and backup PV systems. These types of systems provide reliable power to homes and businesses during outages caused by storms, grid overloads, or other events. Backup solar systems use batteries to store excess energy produced from the panels for later use when needed. The system can be used either as a primary source of power or as a secondary source to supplement existing utility grids.

Each system is different and during the discovery call we can determine what will meet your needs. 

The size of your inverter, number of batteries and number of solar panels will determine how many appliances you can have connected to your system. 

We wire the system that a percentage of the energy generated from the solar panels during the day feeds into the batteries to charge them to use at night or during load shedding and the remaining goes straight to your appliances such as your geyser. We will determine the percentage based on your usage and show you how you can edit your system yourself.

How much power can I draw / how many appliances can I use at the same time?

To work on a very rough estimate a standard kettle draws approximately 1 kW while running. If you choose a 6.5 kW system then you can turn on 6 kettles at the same time, or 1 kettle, 1 blender, etc or any combination of appliances that sum to 6 kW at the same time. 

This is only working with the inverter… but what about the batteries?

If you have a 6 kWh battery you can use your 1kw kettle running constantly for 6 hours.

We will discuss and advise on what items you would like to have connected and how many batteries you will need.