Examples of Home Power Systems

System 1.
12 volt Basic Cabin

~System Overview
1 × 50 watt solar panel with mounting frame
1 × 45 amp-hour deep cycle battery
1 × battery box with battery manager
Cat.# SLK-200P (Sundaya)

Output is about 180Wh 15Ah@12V) per day*.
This is an easily installed ‘plug & play’ kit which includes all cables. Lights, 12 volt stereo, radio and laptop computer or small LCD TV (for a couple of hours) can be run on this system.
System 1 costs around $ 1025

System 2.
12 volt Intermediate Cabin

~System Overview
2 × 85 watt solar panels
1 × solar panel mounting frame
2 × 250 amp hour, 6 volt batteries
1 × 15A regulator
1 × 200 watt sine wave inverter

Output is about 600Wh (50Ah@12V) per day*.

This is a good system for typical cabin use. It gives three times the power of the previous one and means more time to run appliances or more storage to cope with prolonged overcast periods. The 200 watt inverter is large enough for a small TV, video and laptop.

System 2 costs around $ 3,765 (less $171.50 RECS‡)
Labour & Misc.materials . $1350 (extra)

System 3.
12 volt / 240 volt Deluxe Cabin

~System Overview
4 × 130 watt solar panels
1 × solar panel mounting frames
1 × 20A regulator with LCD display
1 × 700W sine wave inverter
4 × 250 amp-hour, 6 volt batteries

Output is about 1835Wh (76Ah@24V) per day. Will provide enough power to run an efficient fridge, a number of lights, washing machine, pumps and various other appliances, including power tools.

System 3 costs around. $ 8,765 (24V)
Labour & Misc.materials . $1500 (extra)

A $4160 rebate and $527 RECS‡ are available for System 3

System 4.
12 or 24 volt / 240 volt Household

~System Overview
8 × 130 watt solar panels
2 × solar panel mounting frames
4 × 600 amp-hour deep cycle, 6V batteries
1 × 1700W sine wave inverter
1 × 40A regulator with LCD display

This system will supply loads up to 3.7kWh per day which may include all standard household appliances with a maximum continuous loading of 1.7kW and a maximum surge loading of 4.5kW.
System 4 costs around. $ 16,360
Labour & Misc.materials . $2800 (extra)

An $8000 Dollar per KiloWatt Rebate and RECS‡ available for System 4.
(*note RRPGP 50% system cost rebate may be applicable under certain circumstances)

System 5.
24 volt / 240 volt Household

~System Overview
16 × 130 watt solar panels
2 × solar panel mounting frames
8 × 600 amp-hour deep cycle, 6V batteries
1 × 3,600W Sine Wave Inverter
1 × 40A regulator with LCD display

This system will supply loads up to 7.4kWh per day which may include all standard household appliances with a maximum continuous loading of 3.6kW and a maximum surge loading of 10kW.
System 5 costs around. $ 31,350
Labour & Misc.materials . $3100 (extra)

An $8000 Dollar per KiloWatt Rebate and RECS‡ available for System 5.
(*note RRPGP 50% system cost rebate may be applicable under certain circumstances)

Related Information

Download the stand alone systems examples as a pdf file
A complete list of equipment in the Systems is available on request.
See our Grid Connected Systems that show examples of costs and rebates available.
Use the Power Bill calculator to see the impact of a Grid Feed Solar System

System Design Questionaires
Household Power Systems Design and Sizing Questionaire (378k pdf)
Roof Description Questionaire (200k pdf)

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