Kodak 5kW Li-ion Solar PV Kit

Peak power output 5kW
Usable battery energy* ~3.6 Units (kWhr)
Solar Array Size  4.4kW
Average daily solar production* ~23 Units (kWhr)
Max instantaneous power from battery only**  ~5kW

Lithium-ion batteries have the advantage over traditional lead acid in that they can be cycled many times more and can be discharged deeper while maintaining a decent battery life.

If you're serious about going solar, then lithium-ion is the only way to go.

Please see the pack content below for a breakdown of the components included in this kit.

For those not overly familiar with solar power, this kit can store around 3.6 Units of electricity in the batteries.

This means that at night when there is no sun, you could watch a 200W TV for about 18 hours before the batteries went flat (200W x 18 hours = 3600Whrs = 3.6 Units of electricity)

OR

you could run 72 x 5W LED globes for 10 hours (5W x 80 x 10 hours = 3600Whrs = 3.6 Units of electricity)

OR

a 2000W kettle for an 1.8 hours straight (2000W * 1.8 hour = 3600Whrs = 3.6 Units of electricity) *Not sure why you would do that but who knows?*

OR

any combination of the above that adds up to 4 Units.

During the day, the solar panels can produce up to 5.04 kW's in full sunlight (12 x 420W = 5.04kW). Assuming 5 full "sun hours" in a day, you would produce up to 25 units of electricity. The panels will first charge the batteries and after that will add whatever power they can produce to your grid, so you may be able to run off up to 100% solar power during daylight hours, depending on weather conditions. At night, the batteries will discharge until they reach a defined, pre-set level.