Running 200 W Fridge With Solar Panels

Newpowa 175w solar panel 58 x 26 inches.

Running 200 w fridge with solar panels.

How many panels batteries what size inverter. What are the basics one would need to run a small fridge 24 7. The number one question i get asked all the time is can i power my fridge using solar short answer is no. If you have any other questions feel free to send them our way.

I currently have 4 100 watt panels four deep cycle batteries and 2000 watt inverter. That s still a considerable number of solar panels just to run a fridge freezer. The steca pf166 when used in freezer mode 18c consumes about 300 watt hours per day and when it s in fridge mode 3c it consumes an incredible 72 watt hours. A device called a charge controller will smooth the flow of power from the panels to the battery.

Inverter if you have an inverter it will need to handle about twice as much as the maximum load so a 2 200w inverter should work for this example. Batteries are needed to store the power that the refrigerator will use at night or when clouds block the sun. It takes boondocking to an entirely new level. This runs pretty much everything tv laptop lights even a portable swamp cooler but not a fridge or the small ac i have a generator for the ac.

So probably 6 8 will suffice. Battery sizing for the steca solar fridge. Also running the fridge solely off of solar power is just plain awesome. The solar panels are of voltage rating higher than the system voltage.

Your refrigerator is designed to run on propane gas or shore power. A solar power setup suitable for refrigerator use requires several devices in addition to solar panels. The solar panels will charge the battery and keep it ready to supply power to your fridge. That means the fridge operates either on propane gas or ac electric that is supplied from shore power or a generator.

You have two different higher voltage solar panels i e one 100w 24v and one 200w 24v that you want to connect to the already working 12 v solar power system comprising the two 12v 50 w solar panels connected in parallel from the previous scenario see the picture above. Typically most rvs come with a 3 way refrigerator. Here are a couple panels that would be good options though with varying wattage levels.