Solar for 150 sq ft Cabin?

[Axe Man]

We are going to convert a 10x50 shed into a hunting cabin. How easy is it to set up a solar system for just the lights and a couple plugs to charge phones? We will have to add an AC, but I think it will probably need to be run off of a generator. Would love to not need the generator when the weather is not hot. Is it possible to do fairly inexpensively?


Edit: I'm a typing idiot. 10x15. Coffee kicked in now.

[SCREAMINREELS]

Isn't it L x W? 500square feet? Or the numbers wrong for the shed size

[Axe Man]

150 sq. ft.

[scott.str]

With the little you are doing just need to take your 12v battery bank and times that by how many amp hours it is. So 12v x 7amp hours gives you 84watt hours. So a 10watt LED will run about 7-8 hours. Just need to do your math on total usage.
You'll also need to take that total usage and take how much direct sun hours you get say 6 hours and you use 200watts that day Divided by 6 hours you'd get charging you'd need a 33watt solar.

It's just some simple math. I think they also say to only drain batteries down half.

The AC will be very hard as it's a huge draw up front on a AC converter. You'd need alot of solar and wouldn't be cheap.
Medium ac is 900watts x 5 hours at night. Would need 750watts of solar just for that

[PROD49]

150 sq. ft.

No, 500 sq ft.. 10x15 would be 150 sq ft. Edit: Didn't read original OP

[Snowflake Killa]

It's early

[Axe Man]

10x15! No coffee yet!

[Slew]

It's not too late to add another 35' onto the cabin just to prove some of these responses wrong!![emoji2]


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[Axe Man]

Touche!

It's not too late to add another 35' onto the cabin just to prove some of these responses wrong!![emoji2]


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[Axe Man]

So far I have really found out that solar is fairly confusing and there is a lot to learn. I'll probably start small with a beginner kit and work up from there as I learn the ropes.

[HoustonR6ryda]

Last I heard its about a dollar a watt ,system size will depend on your needs. I'd go 12 v around 1000 watts to start. Check out this guys system . Good channel too-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtEc05t9Zdc

[bobc]

Tagging for my cabin.


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[Axe Man]

Here are the basics I have discovered so far for a simple system.

What you need:

Solar Panel - Plan to start with a 100W and work up from there

Charge Controller - this goes from panel to battery to charge battery

Inverter- connected to battery to make usable power

Again, this is the super basics and I am going to research benefits of buying a starter kit or building it piece by piece myself. I think it will cost more to build it myself, but quality could be much better.

If anyone has some recommendations, I'm all ears.

[ballgame]

See the info I shared in the thread.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433312

I have done exactly what you are looking to do.

Also buying a Honda 2000i is a great Idea.

It will run a 8,000 BTU AC and is easily transportable.

[Axe Man]

See the info I shared in the thread.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433312

I have done exactly what you are looking to do.

Also buying a Honda 2000i is a great Idea.

It will run a 8,000 BTU AC and is easily transportable.

Excellent! Thanks for more info!