How do i install a solar powered electricity supply system in my 5-bedroom home?
Question:
There are seven (7) air conditioners, each rated at 1 horse power (1 hp). Other major electricity consuming appliances are:kettle, cooker, microwave oven, four (4) hot water storage heaters, six (6) television sets, and an extractor fan.
Answer:
First off.. forget every air conditioner... all of them. Then forget your water heaters. Then, forget almost all your appliances, including the 'fridge. As a matter of fact, for the size house you have, where you are, and what you use it for, forget photovoltaics altogether. If I were you, knowing what little I know about your situation, I'd probably put up some solar hot water collectors, and maybe look into some wind power. But it sounds like you are on the grid already... why do you want solar? If it's to save money, as they say on the sopranos... 'fuhgedabboutit!' A grid-tied panel or two might give you a warm fuzzy feeling about helping green up the earth or something.. but the reality is that your payoff time is about 20 years on that.. and likely never given your location. Solar panels get very inefficient when they get hot.. and hot is what you have. Solar hot water will help some, depending on how much you use. Go to homepower.org and educate yourself on the reality. For remote locations it makes sense, but if you already have city power there, it usually doesn't. Good luck, and be smart.
I'm not sure you have enough roof real estate to provide enough power to run all of those loads. Solar energy is great, but you need to get your usage down substaintially to make it anywhere close to being space or economically viable. Remember, you will need to have a battery set capable of running all that equipment, solar is just used for charging purposes.
for such a large load solar power is not ecconomical.Also the area required for the solar panel in increases according to the load. You also required a battery set
All were great answers but the factor knowbody caught was your location.The tropics sucks for solar..to many clouds.
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