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unit_3_unpluged_spread_sheet.xlsx

Sheet1

Example scenario: Your scenario:
Appliance wattage 600 watts watts
Appliance amperage in 120V circuit 5 amperes Wattage/Volts=Amperes 0 amperes
Resistance 24 ohms Voltage/Amperes=Ohms ERROR:#DIV/0! ohms
Amperage needed w/ 12V batteries 50 amperes Wattage/Volts=Amperes 0 amperes
Number of hours you use this device a day 5 hours hours
Battery storage (amperage hours, or AH) needed for a day 250 amperage hours 0 amperage hours
Number of 225 AH batteries needed 1.1111111111 0
Round up if necessary 2 batteries batteries
Total energy (watts) needed 3000 kWh 0 kWh
Hours of sunlight 6 hours hours
Solar panel wattage needed 500 watts ERROR:#DIV/0! watts
Number of 100-watt solar panels needed 5 ERROR:#DIV/0!
Round up if necessary 5 panels panels
Battery costs $ 800.00 $ - 0
Solar panel costs $ 1,000.00 $ - 0
Total $ 1,800.00 $ - 0
Price of energy per kWh $ 0.10
kWh (kiloWatts used per hour) 0.6 0
Cost for 1 hour of use $ 0.06 $ - 0
# of hours to pay for equipment 28735.63 hours ERROR:#DIV/0! hours
Number of days of average use to pay for equipment 239.4636015326 days ERROR:#DIV/0! days