This page outlines some of our standard Battery Backup Power Systems which will ensure that you are protected from the consequences of ongoing power outages and provide you with backup power when you need it.

Inverter with batteries

• Very quiet operation
• No air pollution
• Requires no maintenance
• Use solar power or Eskom power to charge batteries
• Automatically and immediately supplies power when there is a power failure.
• Clean safe power for expensive sensitive equipment such as medical devices and electronics.

Generators

• Can be very noisy
• Cause air pollution and makes smoke.
• Can be difficult to start
• Must be kept filled up with fuel
• Requires regular maintenance
• Consumes a lot of expensive fuel
• Can be complicated and dangerous to connect to home DB

The size of the solution is dependent on the number of appliances, light and other equipment you want to use during periods when no power is available from the gird.

A key consideration is the energy usage of the equipment, therefore we differentiate between essential load items (lights, security systems, fridge, freezer, TVs, internet routers, etc.) and heavy load items such as geysers, stoves, aircons, and pumps.

Adding up all the essential load items that you require to function at the same time during a power failure will give you the peak power requirements. This must be less than the backup power rating of the system you purchase.

• The power rating of the inverter will determine how much peak power can be supplied at once. In other words, how many appliances and type of appliances can be on at the same time.
• The peak power rating of each system will determine how many appliances can be operated at once.
• Adding up the power usage of all the appliances that are on at the same time, will give you the peak power usage of all the appliances. This must be less than the backup power rating of the system you buy.
• If more loads are put on the inverter than its rating, it will shut down to protect itself

The small system (with the 3000 Watt inverter) will be more than sufficient power to supply all of your essential appliances like:

• Lights
• Internet routers
• Cell phone chargers
• TVs
• Computers and printers
• Alarm
• Electric fence
• Fridges and freezers

Inverter sizes

Our standard systems are available in two inverter sizes, 3000 Watt and 5000 Watt

The 3000 Watt system:

• Will be able to run
  • TVs, Computers and Laptops, Lights
• Will more than likely not provide enough power to power appliances, such as:

• Kettles, Fridges and Freezers, Coffee machines, Microwaves, Toasters, Geysers, Pool pumps

The 5000 Watt system:

• Will be able to run
  • TVs, Computers and Laptops, Lights, Kettles, Fridges and Freezers, Coffee machines, Microwaves, Toasters and pool pumps.
• This will more than likely not provide enough power to power appliances, such as:

• Geysers, stoves and ovens

General Notes

• All our Backup Power Systems are compatible with solar power, so you can start with just the Backup Power System, and then, later on, add solar panels.
• All systems are scalable, so you can start with the smaller system, and add another system, later on, to double up on the available peak power output.
• Storage space is scalable, so you can start with just one battery, and add more batteries, later on, to increase the available energy storage space, and thus available backup time.
• Systems can be integrated into your DB board. This is not included in the price. You can use your own electrician, or we can recommend a good electrician that will know what to do

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