If you are looking for a solar generator to act as an emergency backup power supply should the power go out, then look no further than the WOWTIGER MAX48.
According to Power Outage.US, utility customers experienced 1.33 billion outage hours in 2020, up 73% from roughly 770 million in 2019. If trends continue, it doesn't look much brighter for 2022.
You have many options to safeguard your home from power outages, with solar generators being at the forefront of those.
In this article we aim to walk you through one of the industries leading solar generator for home, WOWTIGER MAX48.
The WOWTIGER MAX48 is a UPS that has a 6000Wh modular capacity, thanks to its built in LiFePO4 battery pack and a 5000W pure sine wave AC inverter which converts that stored energy from DC to AC.
In essence, the WOWTIGER MAX48 does what a gas generator would do. Just better.
The WOWTIGER MAX48 Pro comprises of the following components:
Pure sine wave inverter
LiFePO4 battery
MPPT Charge controller
Various other smart gadgetry
The WOWTIGER MAX48 as a backup power supply has a plethora of features:
Battery capacity is the life force of any solar generator. The capacity dictates how long you are able to power various appliances around your home. The more capacity the better, especially if the generator is acting a UPS.
Most solar generators have 2000 cycles or less. The WOWTIGER MAX48 allows over 3000 cycles. This means you can discharge (completely drain) the generator 3000+ times. That is a lot.
Charge cycles directly impact the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of the product. In other words, let's say you have two solar generators A & B. Both generators have the same capacity of 5000Wh. However, A costs $2500 and has 2000 cycles. B costs $3000 but has over 3000 cycles.
At first glance you may think of choosing A as the capacity is the same and it is half the price. However, if you work out the LCOE you will notice that the B is much cheaper over the long term.
Without an inverter, a solar generator is useless. This is because all electricity produced by your solar panels runs in DC and is stored in DC. Your homes appliances however use AC current.
This means that in order for you to use this stored energy, it first has to be converted into AC current. This is where the inverter comes in handy.
The WOWTIGER MAX48 also supports split phase bonding. As All About Circuits puts it: "A split-phase power system is one with multiple (in-phase) AC voltage sources connected in series, delivering power to loads at more than one voltage, with more than two wires."
The most important thing to consider before buying a solar generator for your home is the capacity.
What capacity do you need?
The best way to find this out is to make a table jotting down all your homes appliances, how much wattage they draw, and how long you plan to use each appliance. By doing this you can get a could figure of how much capacity you may need.
Here is an example below:
| Appliance | Wattage | Time in use | Watt Hours |
| Fridge | 350W | 3 | 1050Wh |
| Smart TV | 100W | 2 | 200Wh |
| 5x LED Lights | 50W | 5 | 250Wh |
| Total | 1500Wh |
As you can see from the example above, an WOWTIGER MAX48 would have no problem with the above scenario as it is rated at 6000Wh of capacity.
Now, during a power outage you of course make sure to run only the essential home appliances in order to conserve energy for when it may be needed.
But I am sure you can see from the example above that the WOWTIGER MAX48 would have no issues running your TV for 50 hours, should that be what your really want.
