Off-Grid Cabin Solar Power Systems
Off-grid cabin solar systems are designed for the scaled-down power needs of small homes and remote cabins. Unlike a grid-tie solar system, off-grid systems have no connection with the utility grid, and must make all the electricity necessary for your home.
The custom-designed off-grid solar power systems listed below contain up to 560 Watts of solar panels, ideal for off-grid cabin systems. To calculate which system would be most appropriate for your off-grid cabin, use our handy off-grid solar electric system calculator.
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More Info on Off-Grid Cabin Solar Power Systems
6 Steps to Designing a DIY Off-Grid Solar Power System
Getting started going off-grid? This video is a great place to start. We'll take you through the 6 major steps to designing your off-grid-solar system—and we identify the tools you will need to complete the project. Watch the video to learn:
- Identify how much power you will need
- Determine the size and number of batteries you will need
- Calculate the number of solar panels for your system requires
- Select a charge controller for your system
- Pick an inverter to convert DC to AC
- Balance of System (BoS) components—solar industry jargon for "everything else you'll need"
DIY Off-Grid Solar Power System Overview and Wiring
In this video you can see all of the components needed for an off-grid solar system and how everything is wired up together. This is a great overview of the perfect type of solar system for a DIY’er. Watch and go solar with your own off-grid solar electric system.
Using altE's Loads List Calculator
Confused about determining how much energy you will need for your off-grid solar electric system to create? That's where our loads list calculator can help. The altE electric loads list calculator will help you tally all of your appliances to get the how many watt-hours per day your system will need to cover. Take a look at the video then head over to the loads list calculator page to get started.
Using altE's Off Grid Solar Calculator
This video will walk you through the process of using the altE Off-Grid Solar Calculator. Our off-grid calculator will help your determine your energy storage needs and the solar exposure at the site where the system will be located. With this information you can confidently size your battery bank, build out the solar array and pick a charge controller.
Solar Kegerator
Explore the details of how to create a solar powered kegerator (a.k.a. kreezer). We go show you how to convert an off the shelf chest freezer into a kegerator for 3 quarter kegs of beer. Then we step you through how to calculate how much solar and batteries you need to power the kegerator with solar.
