Systems
Examples and their usage
5 kW
Caravan / garden office
Off-grid power for caravans! Up to 4 panels, battery backup for essentials. Pro install recommended.
4 solar panels
1 battery
10 kW
Tiny house / energy efficient small home
10kW powers tiny homes! 8 panels, battery backup for lights, tools & essentials. Pro install advised.
8 solar panels
2 batteries
15 kW
Efficient three bed home
15kW powers 3-bedroom home! Lights, appliances & more with battery backup. Pro install needed.
12 solar panels
2 batteries
Grid Connected Battery
Electrical Energy Storage System (EESS)
A Fox ESS or Sigenergy battery that charges from the grid on cheap overnight rates and powers your home at peak times, with no solar panels needed.
Fox ESS or Sigenergy battery
0 solar panels
30 kW
Larger home
Power entire home! 30kW system with 24 panels stores enough energy for all appliances, even EVs.
24 solar panels
4 batteries
Custom
Custom off-grid solar designed for estates & high energy use.
++ solar panels
+ batteries
System information
The above figures are describing the Inverter size in kW. The Inverter deals with the transfer of DC electricity (batteries) to AC electricity (sockets, lights etc). it will also be used to convert the AC from your generator or grid supply when recharging the batteries.
Please be aware the above are only examples and will be effected by heavier energy requirements such as electric ovens, AC units etc.
Other variations to the systems will be the days of autonomy required—how many days do you want your system to last with out a top up from either the grid, generator or solar array. This will effect the amount of batteries you will need to store energy.
And lastly the size of Solar array. The Solar Array will determine the speed at which the batteries will recharge and the amount of electricity generated on days capable of doing so. Particularly relevant on less favourable days for solar as the more panels you have the more likely to generate power you are.
