{"id":465,"count":16,"description":"<p>An off-grid solar kit combines, in a single order, all the equipment required for an off-grid installation: an inverter-charger, batteries, a charge controller and accessories, all pre-configured to work together. This is the best way to avoid the most costly mistake in an off-grid installation, which is buying components piecemeal that are not compatible with one another.<\/p>\n<h2>What does an off-grid solar kit include?<\/h2>\n<p>Our kits are mounted on <strong>inverter-charger <a href=\"\/en\/brand\/victron\/\">Victron<\/a> 48 V MultiPlus-II<\/strong> Available in 3,000 and 5,000 VA versions, with lithium battery banks of 5.12 or 10.24 kWh. They include the electronics and storage; the panels and structure are selected separately depending on the available roof space.<\/p>\n<p>The advantage of starting with a kit isn\u2019t the price: it\u2019s that the inverter, the battery and the communication between them have been tested and approved. In an off-grid installation, a compatibility issue leaves you without power \u2013 not just without electricity generation.<\/p>\n<h2>How much power do I need for a detached house?<\/h2>\n<p>The sizing is based on two figures that are not the same: the <strong>daily consumption in kWh<\/strong>, which determines the battery capacity and the power output of the solar panels, and the <strong>maximum simultaneous power<\/strong>, as determined by the investor.<\/p>\n<p>A MultiPlus-II 48\/3000 delivers 2,400 W continuously; the 48\/5000 delivers 4,000 W. If you have a well pump, an oven or an air-conditioning unit, the peak start-up current exceeds the daily average.<\/p>\n<p>And as for battery life: with 5.12 kWh of actual usable capacity and a daily consumption of 5 kWh, you won\u2019t have a full day\u2019s reserve, taking into account the depth of discharge. For permanent housing in winter, it\u2019s best to double that figure.<\/p>\n<h2>Can I upgrade the kit at a later date?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, and that\u2019s one of the reasons for riding on the Victron: you can <strong>add battery modules<\/strong> to the bank and <strong>to add investors in parallel<\/strong> to increase power, provided that the 48 V architecture is adhered to from the outset.<\/p>\n<p>What you mustn\u2019t do is mix new and heavily used battery modules in the same bank. If you plan to expand, do so within the first year.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like us to calculate the size of the kit based on your actual consumption? Drop us a line or use our <a href=\"\/en\/tools\/\">solar-powered calculators<\/a>.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/categoria-producto\/kits-solares\/kit-solar-aislada\/","name":"Isolated Solar Kit","slug":"off-grid-solar-kit","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":464,"meta":[],"menu_order":22,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/464"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}