27Mar
Spartan Power Off-Grid Caribbean Island Inverter with Solar Setup
by Inverters R Us Customer K Frost:
My set-up is a simple solar powered inverter system to supply electricity to my house. I live in a remote area on a Caribbean island, and there is no power available, except what you provide yourself! Over the years, I have gone from no power at all to: power through an extension cord from someone else's system (and frequent power-outs) to: finally my own system! I purchased a 3300W Spartan Power Pure Sine Wave Inverter from InvertersR Us. Originally, I had ordered another brand in 3000W. But when it was sold out, Inverters R Us substituted the Spartan at no extra cost. I was very thankful and impressed by the customer service, and the inverter has been working like a dream. (I carried it into my country of residence by suitcase!)
My set-up is probably one of the most basic (and affordable) possible: solar panels (6 panels, 176 Watt) , inverter (Spartan 3300W Pure Sine Wave Inverter), charge controller (Outback Flex-Max 60 amp), batteries (8 batteries, Trojan 6V deep-cycle). That's it (besides wires and circuit panel, of course). No fancy stuff. The electrical wiring in my house is ordinary. I use LED light bulbs to reduce power usage. The biggest pull on my system is the refrigerator (Refrigeration changed my life, people.). I also run an iron on it occasionally, and a water pump. It's working so well, I may try a small chest freezer!
Really, that's all I know how to tell you. I'm not very electrically savvy. Someone else told me what I needed and installed the system for me. Poor soul--they tried to explain all the watts, amps, and volts to me more than once or twice. But despite all their efforts, I'm not much more of an electrician. I'm just a happy girl who lives in a house in the middle of nowhere with electricity!
Inverters R Us comment: A very clean, simple setup that works flawlessly for Ms. Frost, she should be able to enjoy her new found power for years to come! To learn more about the inverter in this post, follow that link.
Jorge's Spartan Power 3300 Watt SP-IC3324 Setup in Puerto Rico:
Due to the power outages here in Puerto Rico after hurricane María, we are still without power after four months. For this reason I took matters in to my own hands and designed a solar system for my home. I have a 3.3KW @ 24VDC Spartan Inverter SP-IC3324 with two 40A EPEver MPPT Controllers each handling three 260W Mono-crystalline Solar Panels. Supplying the inverter I have a 24VDC Battery bank of approximately 510Ahr.
This inverter has been working like a champ! It’s been a month since I installed it (Have a certified electrician do the installation, there are a few things that can go wrong and ruin your investment) and it works flawlessly. I have my entire home connected to it and it handles it with ease. This inverter handles the refrigerator, all LED lighting a couple of fans and a few electronic chargers with no issues. Also, from time to time my wife uses her hair blower and the washing machine without incidents. Basically we have all our necessities covered with this thing and it continues to perform perfectly. The other day it was rainy and cloudy so the batteries didn’t charge to 100% so I connected it to a gas generator to test the charging capability and it also worked perfect. I ran it for about three hours at 50A and they reached 100% while only consuming about half a gallon of gas. This is a great feature to have in case there is no sun or if used as a back-up.
The case is very rugged and well built. The craftsmanship on this unit is excellent, plus the Spartan logo looks really cool. Customer service reps are very helpful and courteous. Shipping was very fast since it arrived in two days. I am very satisfied with this investment and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a well-built inverter.
