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  • vineeth
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 8

    #1

    Solar Kit for 7.5hp motor

    Hi All,

    I want to run 7.5 hp motor for my agricultural requirements through Solar Energy can any one suggest me the type of inverter to be used, i want to know the inverter specification required to run my motor pleasr help how to calculate the the wattage of the inverter for my requirement
  • Sunking
    Solar Fanatic
    • Feb 2010
    • 23301

    #2
    You are going to need a truck load of batteries, panels, and charge controllers first, then a custom built inverter. You are looking at a 10 to 15 Kwh 3-phase industrial grade inverter operating at 200 + volt battery. How much money do you have?
    MSEE, PE

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    • Mike90250
      Moderator
      • May 2009
      • 16020

      #3
      Originally posted by Sunking
      You are going to need a truck load of batteries, panels, and charge controllers first, then a custom built inverter. You are looking at a 10 to 15 Kwh 3-phase industrial grade inverter operating at 200 + volt battery. How much money do you have?
      exactly what he said !
      Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
      || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
      || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

      solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
      gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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      • vineeth
        Junior Member
        • Mar 2013
        • 8

        #4
        I am ready to invest around Rs 1.2 lakhs INR, so is it possible that i can purchase a kit for this amount

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        • russ
          Solar Fanatic
          • Jul 2009
          • 10360

          #5
          Originally posted by vineeth
          I am ready to invest around Rs 1.2 lakhs INR, so is it possible that i can purchase a kit for this amount
          About 2,400$ US - won't even make a start unfortunately
          [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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          • vineeth
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2013
            • 8

            #6
            How much it might cost , i dont want battery backup if my motor runs for 8 hours through solar during the day that is sufficient and also can anyone hepl me to calculate the number of panels required for 5kw inverter with MPPT ranges from 450 - 800V , how to decide the number of panels required technically, if i am using 240w panel what shoud i consider in the specification if i need to do this calculation .Please help.

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            • Mike90250
              Moderator
              • May 2009
              • 16020

              #7
              You need about 15 - 20 KW worth of panels to run the motor, along with a trailer mounted inverter. You will also NEED to have GRID power at the site, or batteries. It can't be done without either GRID or Batteries.

              20,000 / 240 = 85 panels. If they all run at 100% of spec.

              Here are some inverters that work with solar, and surplus power is fed to the grid. If you size the system properly, the only monthly cost is the grid connection fee, maybe $100 monthly.
              http://www.keyitec.com/keyitec-3PhSolar-Inverters.html These are not inexpensive !
              Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
              || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
              || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

              solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
              gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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              • Sunny Solar
                Solar Fanatic
                • May 2012
                • 510

                #8
                in reality you would need about 110 panels, Panels never reach spec in normal outdoor conditions. Ans even if you did get some that did or had conditions to make it possible you never get perfect clear sky all day,,One tiny cloud over the panels and output will drop up to 50%.Heavy cloud even more.

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                • sreeindia
                  Junior Member
                  • Dec 2012
                  • 3

                  #9
                  Originally posted by vineeth
                  Hi All,

                  I want to run 7.5 hp motor for my agricultural requirements through Solar Energy can any one suggest me the type of inverter to be used, i want to know the inverter specification required to run my motor pleasr help how to calculate the the wattage of the inverter for my requirement
                  for 7.5 Hp minimum you should invest 8 lakhs INR
                  There is no inverter for pump/ motor side. Drive is called Variable frequency Drive. this drive will work with solar pannels without batteries 5 to 6 hours maximum
                  So many pump drives are there in india

                  For 7.5 HP you required 7500watts solar pannels are required
                  DC input Voltage 600 vdc to 700 vdc require
                  Current minimum requirement is 9 amps

                  (way to go about calculating it:
                  one horsepower is about 750W (actually closer to 745.7 but 750 is close enough for what we are doing) 7.5 * 750 would be 5625W, but while electric motors are quite efficient, they are not 100% efficient, so lets make that 6000W
                  Since it is three phase we need to divide that number by the square root of 3 to get the power per leg. 6000 / 1.73 = about 3500
                  dividing 3500 by the supply voltage will give the current that is doing work.
                  For example if the supply is 480V, 3500/480 = 7.3A
                  But a motor is a reactive load and the power factor will be less than 1 so the get the actual current in the wire divide the number above by the power factor. There actual power factor depends on various factors, for a rough estimate we might use 0.85, giving a line current of 7.3/0.85 = 8.6A)

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                  • krishnareddy
                    Junior Member
                    • May 2013
                    • 1

                    #10
                    solar water pumping system

                    Mod note - forget the advertising or trying to sell on the site - next time you will be banned.
                    Last edited by russ; 05-27-2013, 05:10 AM.

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