...attached to a 40-60 Ah battery? (whatever makes the math simple)
I see 4-6 hours of peak sunlight, but it's still absorbing rays for the other hours of the day. (1) I don't get why additional diminished hours aren't also factored into the power calculation.
5hrs*120W = 600 W-hrs
600W-hrs/100W = 6 hours of time the fridge could run? Then (2), is that a reasonable time to expect a mini-fridge to run per day?
TMI
I have a truck and mini-fridge. I'm about to order a 120 W solar panel. I'm sure I could find a 40-60 Ah battery for $50-100.
The mini-fridge runs like a freezer. (Anything I put in there gets frozen.) I want to put it in the back of my truck with a battery and the solar panel. I'm pretty sure I also need an inverter. I wonder if a charge controller is needed too...
I see 4-6 hours of peak sunlight, but it's still absorbing rays for the other hours of the day. (1) I don't get why additional diminished hours aren't also factored into the power calculation.
5hrs*120W = 600 W-hrs
600W-hrs/100W = 6 hours of time the fridge could run? Then (2), is that a reasonable time to expect a mini-fridge to run per day?
TMI
I have a truck and mini-fridge. I'm about to order a 120 W solar panel. I'm sure I could find a 40-60 Ah battery for $50-100.
The mini-fridge runs like a freezer. (Anything I put in there gets frozen.) I want to put it in the back of my truck with a battery and the solar panel. I'm pretty sure I also need an inverter. I wonder if a charge controller is needed too...