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Cable size Power Vdrop Calculations Drawn I/A (max) R(max) length/m cable sizes Power loss/W Batteries

Starter 5220.0 450.0 0.4 0.0009 2 36.9 180 Inverter 2088.0 180.0 0.4 0.0022 4 29.5 72 Everything else 413.7 35.7 0.4 0.0112 6 8.8 14

rho nominal cable size/mm2 40 40 10

1.64E-08 Power Dia./m diss/10c Voltage m m drop 7.1 7.1 3.6 8.30 1.33 0.21 0.37 0.30 0.35

HrsMinskWh - AhPdy Hrs 4 24 13 67 Mins 23 59 54 kWh Ah/day 0.59 269.2015209 12 1000 1.3 185.9356377 1.36 40.05891016 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

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Electrical Audit
230V Appliances Fridge Freezer kWh/yr 204 238 No 12V Appliances Lights Shower pump Water pump Bilge pump Mikuni Inverter quiescent current 5 10.0 4.2 13.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 0.5 P/W I/A

230 V equipment Computer Toaster Hair dryer Lights

No 1 1

P/W 40.0 750

1 1500 3 5

Total

Generators

Alternator Charging rate/A Running (to charge low bats)/h: summer Running (to charge low bats)/h: winter Running /day(to replace daily cons.)/h: summer Running /day(to replace daily cons)/h: winter 75 13.5 14.8 2.5 3.7

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Solar panels Nominal total Power/Watts Ah delivered (summer average) Ah delivered (winter average) 60 71.25 6

Batteries installed Storage req'd/Ah Batteries required Days boat can be left with fridge & freezer on: Summer Days boat can be left with fridge & freezer on: Winter

7 405 9 7.9 3.0

Inverter efficiency Battery efficiency Ah/dy Minimum charge for batteries

90.0% 70.0% 50.0% 92 2.0 95.0% 19.0% 15.0 6.0

51.7 Battery capacity/Ah 60.2 Days with no engine Hrs/dy Ah/dy Summer solar panel eff. Winter solar panel eff. 7.00 0.08 0.50 0.02 3.00 24.00 29.17 Summer daylight hours 1.08 Winter daylight hours 4.00 0.08 15.00 12.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Hrs/dy 3.00 0.2 0 3 Ah/dy 11.11 13.89 0.00 4.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 202.42 Charge for storage/Ah Total to be Generated per day/Ah 578.35 780.8

Disclaimer: Neither Waterways World nor Nick Cooke accept any liability for loss or expense incurred due to the use of this spreadsheet. It is supplied as is.

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