Guest Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hi Everyone How can I get started to run my computer off solar power? I have a gaming computer , its on about 8 hours per day. Any reccomendation would be great! Thanks sunboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energy-Jason Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hi Sunboy. Hope you well. The best way to start would be to list your major components in your computer. The name and model of each. With this we could sum up all the power requirements and get a good idea of how much power your machine uses. Looking forward to hearing more. Pony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hello This is my setup: 1 x Asus Crosshair 3 Motherboard 1 x AMD 1060T CPU 1x Geforce 470Gtx 3 x 1TB Hard Drives 1 x 24inch LCD Monitor 1 x 8 gig ram 3 x 120mm Fans 1x 4,1 Speakers and ADSL router I game for about 1-3 Hours Per day. Would like to run my system on Solar. Is this possible? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energy-Jason Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Hi Sunboy With that kit in my opion you will be using about 220W on Idle to normal loads and 390W when you game. Total Power: 5 Hours of idle to normal use: 220W x 5h= 1100Wh 3 Hours of gaming 390W x 3h= 1170Wh Total: 2270Wh x 15% (Loss) = 2610.5Wh The average solar radiation level for South Africa is 5hours. Thus we have 5hours of sunlight to make that 2610Wh. To Calculate how many solar panels we would need , we divide the total Wh required by the sun-hours 2610Wh/5h= 522w So you will need 522W of Solar. I would go for two 300W tenesol Solar Panels. They go for about R2900 each and last for 25 Years. I would also add a 100Ah Battery. They got for about R1200. This will get your pc off the grid for the hours you require. You can always add more solar as you need I really hope this helps you Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks! Would I be able to install the panels on a tiled roof like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energy-Jason Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hi Sunboy. Sure ACDC has a great range of Solar Panel mountings. Specially for Tiled roofs. Have a look at there site http://www.acdc.co.za/ In their brochure - around page 85- you should find the solar mounting accessories. I have uploaded a photo of them. Hope this helps. Regards Clint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetkit Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 @sunboy, yes, you can mount solar panels on your roof. Just make sure about which way they face and the angle of them. Optimum angle is 32 Degrees from horizontal facing North. Please correct me if this is wrong. As langgat did with his project, it would be better to mount the solar panels on a frame and fix the frame to the roof. Normally you can lift some of the tiles and fix some straps to the rafters under the tiles to hold the frame fixed. Then replace said tiles again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Hi Sunboy. Sure ACDC has a great range of Solar Panel mountings. Specially for Tiled roofs. Have a look at there site http://www.acdc.co.za/ In their brochure - around page 85- you should find the solar mounting accessories. I have uploaded a photo of them. Hope this helps. Regards Thanks Energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thank you Everyone!!! Which are the best Solar Panels to get? I have seen Solaire and Tenesol. Is this good ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetkit Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Both Solaire and Tenesol is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hi Sunboy With that kit in my opion you will be using about 220W on Idle to normal loads and 390W when you game. Total Power: 5 Hours of idle to normal use: 220W x 5h= 1100Wh 3 Hours of gaming 390W x 3h= 1170Wh Total: 2270Wh x 15% (Loss) = 2610.5Wh The average solar radiation level for South Africa is 5hours. Thus we have 5hours of sunlight to make that 2610Wh. To Calculate how many solar panels we would need , we divide the total Wh required by the sun-hours 2610Wh/5h= 522w So you will need 522W of Solar. I would go for two 300W tenesol Solar Panels. They go for about R2900 each and last for 25 Years. I would also add a 100Ah Battery. They got for about R1200. This will get your pc off the grid for the hours you require. You can always add more solar as you need [emoji4] I really hope this helps you [emoji4] Regards Where to buy the panels for R2900 300w Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Most important part is not listed. The power supply. Manie this is a post of 2013. The R went for a dive in the last year or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 On 22/04/2013 at 3:36 PM, Energy said: Thus we have 5hours of sunlight to make that 2610Wh. I know this is a very old thread but having been on PV Outptut for a little over a month now and looking at the average efficiency of dozens of South African system would work on 3kWh/kw rather than 5. Just an observation and of no use to Sunboy now. Energy-Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 On 22/04/2013 at 3:36 PM, Energy said: Thus we have 5hours of sunlight to make that 2610Wh. I know this is a very old thread but having been on PV Outptut for a little over a month now and looking at the average efficiency of dozens of South African system would work on 3kWh/kw rather than 5. Just an observation and of no use to Sunboy now. Energy-Jason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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