posted 5 years ago
Your panels are generating 520W at noon, So I dont see why it cant power a 300W load at noon. Obviously at midnight the system is 'dead'.
With an effectively 4hrs runtime/day for solar panels. Your heater is going though, 300W*4Hr=1200WHr.
Pt = (4.2 × L × T ) ÷ 3600, where L is liters/quarts and T is temperature difference
Pt = (4.2 × 40 × (50-10)) ÷ 3600, or Pt = 1.867KWHr
So I think for 1.2KWHr you should be able to raise 20Liters/5gallon of water by 50C.
But maybe you are trying to raise the temp of 1000L/250gallon if so I think the temp will only go up by 1 degree.
Pt = (4.2 × L × T ) ÷ 3600
Pt *3600 = 4.2 x L x T
1.2 * 3600 = 4.2 * 1000L * 1.03C
4320 = 4200 * 1.03C
4320/4200 = 1.03C
If you let me know how much water you are heating I can tell you the expected temperature increase, assuming there is no heat lost while you are 'charging up' the water with heat.
Iterations are fine, we don't have to be perfect
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