The first step is calculating the kilowatts needed.
Solar panel kw to kwh.
You must simply divide the average daily kwh by the peak sun hours assuming a 30 day month an electricity generation of 1 000 kwh is equivalent to 33 33 kwh per day.
A kwh is a measure of energy not power.
To figure out how many kilowatt hours kwh your solar panel system puts out per year you need to multiply the size of your system in kw dc times the 8 derate factor times the number of hours of sun.
Now we can figure out how much energy kwh will be generated per square foot of solar panel.
5 kw x 1900 kwh kw x 78 output x 25 or 1 850 per year.
However keep in mind that there are many factors at play here so this is really only a rough estimate.
Then find that the los angeles area lies within the 1 900 number on the map so the calculation for a 5 kw system would be.
So if you have a 7 5 kw dc system working an average of 5 hours per day 365 days a year it ll result in 10 950 kwh in a year.
On average a normal household will use around 37 kwh per day.
Once you know the peak sun hours estimating the number of solar panels needed for 1 000 kwh is simple.
My solar system produced 4 kwh of electricity today.
So if you have solar panels that each produce 1 kwh of power per day you would need a full 37 solar panels to fully power your home.
The 3 1 kw ac system is a 4 14 kw dc system made up of 12 345 watt panels where each panel is about 17 3 ft.