Very interesting read - I was thinking of having a solar install in my garage to run a 12v freezer, but it looks like it might not be viable...
I was thinking maybe 2 200w panels a Victron MPPT and a leisure battery (or two).
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Would it manage through the winter months when it is cold anyway?
yes possibly . . .
but that would depend on:
how much solar,
how much battery storage,
how much fridge draw,
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in my case in running all the LED garden lighting that's on a timer and runs every day . .
during the winter previously I've run out of battery's 2-3 time over the winter months. . .
that's using 400W odd of solar and 200ah worth of AGM battery's. . . then the LEDS as about a 2ah load running say 9hrs a day.
its an easy fix for me . . . i just plug in the CTEK 5A charger for a day or so to recharge the battery bank, . . . then disconnect until needed again)
i use the above monitoring to keep an eye on the charge levels of the battery.
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id say just do it and give it a go . .
post your setup and testing on here,
start off with what you have. . . . and see how long it will last you.
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FYI - here is last 90 days of data. . . . .
battery SOC is cycling between 90-100% daily
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system temps . . .
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mppt state . .
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PV yield to recharge 90-100%
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current readout:
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total yield - 204.8kWh
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I've since sold those SLA & AGM`s. .
so im running on a spare single AGM SLA battery . .
but ill be swapping that out for a 100ah Renogy Lifepo4 shortly.
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