Instructions for SolarRay's Solar Sizer

To find each worksheet, look at the tabs on the bottom left portion of
this Excel file
On the Load worksheet:

* Enter your name in the Customer Name box

* Fill out the cells for Quantity, Watts, Hrs/Day, and Days/Week for the Appliance
*
*

categories.
The categories listed are examples only, you can add your own appliances as
needed and ignore ones on the load sheet you don't need.
If you don't have a category, set the Quantity to 0

* You may need to look on the bottom, back or elsewhere of your appliances to find
*

the Watts info.

You may need to change the Watts that are provided on the Load worksheet.

* After you complete your worksheet, do a File-Save As and save it as your last
name.

On the Design worksheet:

* There is no need to fill out anything, except maybe your name on the Design
worksheet.

What to do when you are finished filling out the form:

* Email this completed file to us at support@solarray.com

SolarSizer Xcel, Version 1.9

Customer Name:

2007 by SolarRay, Inc.

Appliance

Lights
Fluorescent Lights
Halogen Lights
Regular Lights
Heating & Cooling
Fan
DC Floor Heating System
Solar Heating System
Regular Floor Heating
Furnace with Air Ducts
Evaporative Cooling System
Regular Air Conditioning
Refrigeration
7 cu. Ft. Danby Refrigerator
18 cf Efficient Refrigerator
Not Efficient Refrigerator
10 cu.ft. Deep Freezer
Kitchen
Blender
Insulated Coffee Maker
Regular Coffee Maker
Microwave Oven
Toaster
Bread Maker
Garbage Disposal
Dish Washer
Toaster Oven
Appliance

Electronics
Radio/ CD player
17" LCD Screen TV
25" Regular TV
52" Big Screen
VCR & DVD
Satellite receiver
Ph/L-Satellite Sys.
Stereo System w/ subwoofer
LapTop Computer
DeskTop Computer
Jet Printer
Laser Printer
Microwave Telephone
Phone Answering Machine
Cell Phone Charger
Inverter On
Household
Washing Machine
Dryer
Ph/L-Dryer Timer
Sewing Machine
Clothes Iron
Vacuum Cleaner
Hair Dryer &curling iron
Power Tools
Small Power Tool
Med. Power Tool
Large Power Tool
Battery Charger
Battery Charger Idle

Yellow Boxes are for your input

Qty.

Watts

Hrs/Day

Days/Week

W-Hrs/Day

2
2

20
20
60

5
5
5

7
7
7

200.0

8.6%

75
20
75
150
700
600
3000
1
1
1
1
1

Qty.

1
1
1

1
1
1
1

200.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

125
125
200
125

4
9
12
7

7
7
7
7

350
800
800
900
600
700
700
700
1400

0.1
0.1
2

3
5
5

15.0

0.1
1

5
2

42.9

Watts

Hrs/Day

5
25
100
245
40
30
30
35
25
175
30
1100
6
6
2
20
500
350
8
80
1000
650
1000
350
700
1100
12
2

500.0
1125.0
0.0
875.0

57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Days/Week

W-Hrs/Day
0.0
0.0

200.0

2
4

7
7

80.0

0.0
120.0
0.0
0.0

50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

5
24

7
7

1
1

2
2

10.0
480.0
142.9
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.5

4
24

5
7

100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Water Pumping

% of Total

4%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
11%
24%
0%
19%
0%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
% of Total

0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
2%
3%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
3%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%

DC Pressure Pump
Well Pump1/2 HP
Well Pump 1 HP
Well Pump 2 HP

150
700
1500
3000

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5

7
7
7
7

Total Daily Average Watt-hrs

0.0
350.0
0.0
0.0
4647.9

0%
8%
0%
0%

Your Name Here

NOTES

Ceiling or Floor type

2 ton unit, avg. efficiency

Chest Freezer converted to Refrigerator
Energy Star w/ Top freezer
Side by Side, or Freezer on bottom
Energy Star

Carafe style, no hot plate

Glass w/ hot plate
2 slices/ day

1 load/ day, energy star rated

NOTES
etc. turned off
turned off with powerstrip
TV, VCR, stereo, etc.
turned off with powerstrip
Keeps Inverter "On"
Separate Component Hi Fi
PC w/ 17" CRT monitor
Needs Pure Sinewave
2 hr talking/ 22 hr idle
Keeps Inverter "On"
Keeps Inverter "On"
Outback Inverter "On" all the time
Hi Effeciency

?
Drill, Jig Saw, Sander, Grinder
Circ. Saw, Hammer Drill, Drill Press
Oiless Air Compressor, Table Saw

for cordless tools

Keeps Inverter "On"

Add more Hrs/ day for more water

75 Gal/ Day, cistern or shallow well

150GPD, 250 ft to H20

150GPD, 400 ft to H20
150GPD, 600 ft to H20

PV System Worksheet
1999 by Dankoff Solar Products
Version 2.0 8/99 adapted by SolarRay
to create Solar Sizer Version 1.9
2007 by SolarRay, Inc.

Customer: Your Name Here

7/19/2015
Date:
Prepared by: Ray

Yellow boxes are for the SolarRay designer

TOTAL
LOAD =
4648
Battery Average Efficiency
0.88
Inverter Average Efficiency
0.92
Wiring & Distribution Efficiency
0.98
Energy to Be Generated

EFFICIENCY ESTIMATES
(See Instruction File)

DC System Voltage
Avg. Peak Sun Hrs/Day
Solar Tracker Gain ?

24
6
0

Season of max. energy use

PV:Battery mismatch + loss factor
PV Array Required

PV ARRAY - Select size & quantity of PV modules

Full Array would be
8
- Watt Modules =
175
Proposed Array of
Modules = total rated - - 4
Array voltage
48
Module voltage
24
BATTERY BANK
Days of Energy Storage

Battery amp-hr rating

Battery nom. Voltage

250
6

At Maximum Depth of Discharge

Batt Capacity at Low-Temp
Requires Battery Bank of
Required number of batteries =
Proposed number of batteries =
for a Battery Bank of
Proposed Days of Storage

BACKUP SYSTEM
Battery Charger Amps (rated)
Load Generator to
70
0.9
Trace DC Charging Effeciency
Minimum Generator Rating =
0.5
Generator Running Time per Week (with proposed array)

Watt-Hours per Day

5282
5741
5858

5858
Winter
0.91
1073

1400
700

0.8
1
1220
19.5
12
750
2.5

0.75
2.5

when peak sun per day is

when peak sun per day is

4.5
1

Hours -- Generator Must Run

Hours -- Generator Must Run

20.1
19.4

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PO Box 2228
Taos, NM 87571
(505) 737-9553

Watt-Hours/Day

Watts (peak rating)

Watts
Watts

of 77F standard rating

Amp-Hours

Amp-Hours

Power at Altitude (- 2 to 3% per 1000 ft)

Kilowatts

Hours/Week
Hours/Week