Instructions for OFF GRID LOAD ASSESMENT

To find each worksheet, look at the tabs on the bottom left

portion of this Excel file
On the Off Grid Load Assessment worksheet:

* Enter your name in the Customer Name box

* Fill out the orange cells for Quantity and Hrs/Day for the Appliance
categories.

* If you don't have a category, set the Quantity to 0

* You may need to look on the bottom, back or elsewhere of your
appliances to find the Watts info.

* You may need to change the Watts that are provided on the Off grid

load assessment form by filling in (Specify kilo Watt if different) if your

appliance has a different Wattage.

* If your appliance does not have a Watt rating check for the Voltage

rating and Amp rating and multiply the two values and divide by 1000 to
get the Kilo Watts.

* The formula looks like this : Volts x Amps / 1000 = KiloWatts

* It is important to use your own appliance Watts rating to get the most
accurate system design.

The program will automatically transfer the values of the Load

* assessment to the Auto System Design.

On the Auto System Design worksheet:

Use the drop down list to choose if you are using batteries or an inverter (This will be set to "

Select a voltage form the drop down list under "DC System Voltage"

Select the size panel that you would like to use from the drop down list
in the PV Array section

Insert the days you would like to have your system run without sun
under the Battery bank section in the Days of energy storage block

Select the size battery you would like to use from the drop down list in
the battery amp-hr rating

The Nr of panels required will be under "Full array would be"

The Nr of batteries would be under "Purposed nr of batteries"

On the Wire Size Calculator

System Voltage will be selected automatically

Insert the length of your cable from panel to regulator

Use the Custom Amps through cable to calculate specific cable sizes.

Use the Custom System Voltage to calculate specific cable sizes.

PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE TO CALC

(This will be set to "Yes" by default.)

BSITE TO CALCULATE YOUR REGULATOR AND INVERTER SIZE

Calculate custom KW by inserting the appliance

Customer
Name:
Address:

Volts

Voltage and amperage in the specified cells

Amps
0 KW

Tel:
E-Mail:
LOAD ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE FOR OFF GRID SYSTEMS
Please complete the shaded areas.
For example, if you use a TV for 3 hours a day:

Electrical appliance

Quantity

Television - including 'Standby'

Electrical appliance

Quantity

Entertainment and Technology

2 Foot (584 mm) 8W 12V DC LED tube ligh
Lamp bulb - 75 watt
Lamp bulb - 60 watt
Lamp bulb - 40 watt
Lamp bulb - Energy saving
Television - including 'Standby'
VCR machine
DVD player
Satellite decoder
Hi-fi/music centre
Radio
Personal computer
Charger - for cell phones
Telephone - Fixed line
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Deep freeze - Chest
Deep freeze - Upright
Fridge/freezer - combination
Electric stove - Small hot plate on high
Electric stove - Small hot plate on low
Electric stove - Large hot plate on high
Electric stove - Large hot plate on low
Electric stove - Oven (+/- 200 C)
Electric frying pan
Microwave oven
Kettle
Cleaning
Vacuum cleaner
Sewing machine
Dishwashing machine
Washing machine - Hot wash
Washing machine - Cold wash
Tumble dryer
Iron
Heating
Geyser
Electric blanket - Maximum setting
Electric blanket - Minimum setting
Space heater - 3-bars
Space heater - 1-bar
Fan
Hair dryer
Other
Home security service
Pump - for swimming pool
Power drill
Unspecified (for appliances not specified above)
TOTAL
Total KW
Total KW per day

Kilo
Watts
0.300

Kilo
Watts

Specify Kilo
Watt, if
different

Actual KW

Specify kilo
watt, if
different

Actual KW

Hours
per day

0.300

kWh per
Day

Hours
per day

kWh per
Day

0.008
0.075
0.060
0.020
0.005
0.090
0.035
0.010
0.075
0.060
0.006
0.150
0.010
0.040

0.008
0.075
0.060
0.020
0.005
0.090
0.035
0.010
0.075
0.060
0.006
0.150
0.010
0.040

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.150
0.440
0.200
0.620
1.500
0.355
2.000
0.500
2.000
1.500
2.000
2.000

0.150
0.440
0.200
0.620
1.500
0.355
2.000
0.500
2.000
1.500
2.000
2.000

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.800
0.070
2.700
1.000
0.500
3.000
0.750

1.800
0.070
2.700
1.000
0.500
3.000
0.750

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

2.500
0.050
0.015
3.000
1.000
0.070
0.500

2.500
0.050
0.015
3.000
1.000
0.070
0.500

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.025
1.000
0.250

0.025
1.000
0.250

0.00
0.00
0.00

0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

AUTOMATIC SYSTEM DESIGN

EFFICIENCY ESTIMATES
Is your system using Batteries ?
Is your sytem using an Inverter

DC System Voltage
Avg. Peak Sun Hrs/Day
Solar Tracker Gain

TOTAL LOAD =
0
Battery Average Efficiency
80%
Inverter Average Efficiency
90%
Wiring & Distribution Efficiency
90%
Energy to Be Generated

Yes
Yes

Season of max. energy use

PV:Battery mismatch + loss factor
PV Array Required

12
5
0

PV ARRAY - Select size & quantity of PV modules

Full Array would be
0
90
Proposed nr of modules
0
Array voltage
Module voltage
12
REGULATOR AND INVERTER ESTIMATES
Regulator size
0
inverter size
0
BATTERY BANK
Days of Energy Storage

Battery amp-hr rating

Battery nom. Voltage
Batteries parallel
Batteries in series

105
12
0
1

- Watt Modules =
- Watt Modules =

Watt-Hours per Day

0
0
0

0
Winter
0.91
0

0
0

Watt-Hours/Day

Watts (peak rating)

Watts
Watts

12

Amps
Watt

At Maximum Depth of Discharge

Batt Capacity at Low-Temp
Requires Battery Bank of
Required number of batteries =
Proposed number of batteries =
for a Battery Bank of
Proposed Days of Storage

50.00%
1
0
1.0
1
105
#DIV/0!

of 25C standard rating

Amp-Hours

Amp-Hours