Battery Bank Sizing Worksheet - Magnum MS2000 Owner's Manual

Appendix B – Battery Information
B-5 Battery Bank Sizing Worksheet
Complete the steps below to determine the battery bank size required to power your AC loads:
1. Determine the daily power needed for each load
a) List all AC loads required to run; and
b) List the Watt-Hours for each load (see Table C-1 for common loads/wattage); and
c) Multiply by how many hours per day (or a fraction of an hour) each load will be used; and
d) Multiply by how many days per week you will use the listed loads; and
e) Divide by seven = Average Daily Watt-Hours Per Load.
AC load Watt-Hours
2. Determine the total power needed each day for all the loads.
• Add Average Daily Watt-Hours Per Load together = Total Daily Watt-Hours.
3. Determine the battery amp-hour capacity needed to
run all the loads before recharging.
• Divide the Total Daily Watt-Hours by the nominal battery
voltage of the inverter (i.e., 12, 24 volts); and
• Multiply this by how many days the loads will need to run
without having power to recharge the batteries (typically
3 to 5 days of storage) = Storage Amp-Hours.
4. Determine how deeply you want to discharge your batteries.
• Divide the Storage Amp-Hours by 0.2 or 0.5 to get the Total Amp-Hours:
a) 0.2 = Discharges the batteries by 20% (80% remaining), this is
considered the optimal level for long battery life; or
b) 0.5 = Discharges the batteries by 50% (50% remaining), this is
considered a realistic trade-off between battery cost and battery life.
Additional compensation:
Low battery temperature: If the batteries are installed in a location that will be exposed to low
temperatures, the available output will be less. In these instances, you will need to determine
the lowest temperature the battery bank will experience and multiply the Total Amp-Hours by the
multiplier below.
Temperature 80F/27C
Multiplier 1.00
Inverter effi ciency: When the inverter is used in a back-up power application, its effi ciency will
not be a large concern. However, if the inverter is the primary AC source for the calculated load,
the Total Amp-Hours should be multiplied by 1.2 to factor in an average 80% inverter effi ciency.
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Average Daily Watt-Hours Per Load
(x) hours per day (x) days per week (÷7) = total power
70F/21C 60F/15C
1.04 1.11
(inverter battery voltage)
÷ ___ =
(days of storage)
x ___ =
50F/10C 40F/4C
1.19 1.30
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Total Daily
Watt-Hours
Total Amp-Hours
30F/-1C 20F/-7C
1.40 1.59