Multipart Setup Monocrystalline Panel Solar Power Home Kits 5000W Solar Panel Kit

5000W solar home system off grid

What Is an Off-grid Solar System?

An off-grid solar system is a multipart setup producing energy for homes or businesses. The system is designed to harness the sun’s energy using solar panels, which are mounted on the roof, a pole near the home, or both. The energy harnessed by the panels charges batteries via a charge controller, and the batteries store the energy until needed. Then, an inverter converts the charge from the batteries into electricity.

What Does It Mean to Go Off the Grid?

Many people use solar panels to offset the cost of electricity, but this does not mean that they have gone off-grid. Using solar energy to offset energy costs means you are still connected to the local power supply and can use it if you need more energy than your panels produce.

To go completely off-grid, your entire home must run on electricity or energy that you produce yourself using solar panels and batteries. Your home cannot use any electricity from the town power supply. Installing solar panels is not enough to be considered off-grid, and most people who use solar energy still rely on electricity from an outside source. To go completely off-grid, you also need a storage system to smooth out energy production and usage over time. Finally, you need a way to transfer energy into the batteries and convert it to electricity.

An AC solar system is great if you want to go off-grid with solar energy. You need a full array of panels, several batteries, and an inverter to convert from DC to AC. The system needs to be large enough for your needs, which depends on sunlight and energy usage. For most who use solar energy off-grid, choose this system with at least 1kW.

This system’s small size requires careful management of energy usage, yet allows you the conveniences of a utility-fed home, such as:

l  Refrigerator

l  Fan

l  Computer

l  Lights

l  TV

l  Washing machine

l  Power tools

l  Air conditioner

True Sinewave Protects Your Electronics

The Gpower sinewave inverter converts DC (Direct Current) electricity produced by your solar panels into a clean form of AC (Alternating Current) electricity. This prevents background fuzz on your stereo or distorted lines on your TV and computer that you would get with modified sinewave inverters.

Easy-to-Install

GPOWER has assembled, wired and tested your system and all its necessary safety components. This saves you time and money and eliminates the risk of smoking your inverter by installing it wrong.