When researching just what a 100 watt panel will get you the general answer seems to be it depends.
Fridge with a 150 watt solar panel.
And it is really great that you re thinking of using solar.
We have already calculated the power consumption and how big the batteries need to be so we know that after 4 days of little sunshine 3600 watt hours of power need to be put back into the batteries.
It s definitely a smart way to go.
A solar power setup suitable for refrigerator use requires several devices in addition to solar panels.
A device called a charge controller will smooth the flow of power from the panels to the battery.
I have a 50 litre waeco which.
Whether that panel will be big enough depends on the size of the fridge.
Here are a couple panels that would be good options though with varying wattage levels.
A 100 watt solar panel will produce about 75 watts in good conditions.
A bit of quick math and conversion to kwh will tell us that each solar panel produces about 30 kwh per month.
Number of solar panels required for the mains fridge freezer.
Batteries are needed to store the power that the refrigerator will use at night or when clouds block the sun.
The answer to this question what can you run with a 100 watt solar panel can be a bit tricky.
If we assume a 5 5 x 3 foot solar panel 200 to 250 watts would generate about 0 75 kwh per day it would take three of those panels to power a fridge that uses 46 wkh per month.