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What I'd like to see is an ability for me to provide a list of appliances that I tend to use in my house (makes/models) along with a "typical" use pattern like
by balabaster 11y ago
What I'd like to see is an ability for me to provide a list of appliances that I tend to use in my house (makes/models) along with a "typical" use pattern like "washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, stove, 50" TV, 200W sound system and blu-ray player or cable box frequently get used at the same time" With a usage pattern like that, which of the two batteries would be most useful? would I need multiples wired in series or parallel? is that possible? how long would it last under a load like that? My target is for off-grid use, so ROI isn't as big a concern to me as longevity of power and charging requirements from off-grid power generation.
- donpdonp 11y agoThere are easy to use meters such as the Kill-A-Watt for 120V appliances to measure usage directly.
- balabaster 11y agoThis is good for monitoring single appliances, but it's a pain in the neck to keep moving it from appliance to appliance. Do you know of one that I can attach to my power meter and it'll give me realtime usage, tracking, reports so that I can see my peak, minimum and average draw for the whole house?
- smithbits 11y agoThere's a product called the Efergy True Power meter that does exactly that. It measures mains electricity, wirelessly reports to a central server and shows you real time and historical graphs of energy usage at sub-minute resolution. http://efergy.com/us/elite-true-power-meter http://efergy.com/us/elite-true-power-meter