What can this kit run?

With a 345W panel and a 1500W inverter, this kit is perfect for running a few appliances, such as chargers, lights, and a Radio/Stereo, or a TV. This kit may support an efficient mini fridge, though we recommend upgrading to the Weekend Warrior Kit in that case. In the peak of summer New Zealand typically gets 6-8 sunlight hours, which equals roughly 2,345Wh of generated power, while in winter you normally get 3-4 sunlight hours.

Below is a calculation of how much you can run if you generate 1,000Wh+ (~3 sunlight hours). This list is a guide to what you might run in the course of a day, but can be swapped out to suit your needs, (within the daily Watt hour estimations). We do not recommend using solar for heating or cooking applications - learn more.

Kit Contents

Downloads

• Trina 345W PERC Mono Half-Cell Datasheet
• GridFree 200Ah 12V Deep Cycle Battery Datasheet
• EPEVER 1500W Inverter Datasheet
• EPEVER 30A Controller Datasheet
• Installation Instructions + Wiring Diagram

The Best Solar Panels

Trina Perc Mono solar panels are our panel of choice.

Trina Solar’s products have always maintained high reliability and solid performance based on their commitment to their quality-first policy. They tightly control quality over every step of the manufacturing process, from silicon crystallization to module deployment in the field, and guarantee the quality of their products with an industry-leading 25-year lifetime warranty.

This panel integrates various technologies like half-cut and multi busbar (MBB) cells. MBB can shorten over 50% of the current conduction distance and thus lower the internal ribbon resistance loss. With finer and narrower busbars, more sunlight can be reflected back to the round ribbon, thus increasing energy efficiency.

These panels also use half-cell technology. Two pieces of half cells are connected in series, so the power loss caused by ribbon resistance is reduced to 1/4 of that in full cell, which results in decreased electrical resistance within the ribbon which improves the overall efficiency of module by more than 2%.

Using the latest PERC technology, an extra layer is added to every cell which helps reflect sunlight back into the cell to capture more photons to convert into energy. This gives the panel extremely high power output, especially in low light conditions.

It's these features that mean our solar panels produce 330W+ from a size where most panels only produce 270W at the best of times.

All Hardware Included

This kit is a complete solar package that comes with every component needed to get up and running.

All cabling, crimp connections, circuit breakers, mounting hardware are included in the kit. We also offer the tools required if you wish to make any changes or alterations to the base kit.

This kit comes with a choice between a 4 panel ground mount and a 4 panel roof mount. We use the highest quality Chiko equipment for our mount kits.

Depending on your setup you may need to buy conduit to run the wire through, which is not included in the kit, as this will vary for every install.