Seven practical tools

Start with the load, make the assumptions visible.

These calculators are meant to help you frame a system before choosing hardware. They are not code-compliance certificates or substitutes for equipment-specific design.

01

Solar & Battery Troubleshooter

Organize existing controller, BMS, inverter and overnight-energy observations without live testing or speculative fault diagnoses.

Four guided symptomsUncertainty-first answersLocal report
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04

Build My Off-Grid System

Choose illustrative appliances, edit daily energy and availability, compare solar balance versus optional reserve recovery, and keep a private planning project.

Appliance energySolar + batteryWhat-if comparisons
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05

Winter Solar Survival Simulator

Explore synthetic winter daylight, hourly appliance demand and battery storage through 3, 7 or 14 days. See first unmet demand and why power caps matter.

First shortfallBattery SoCHourly energy
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06

DC Voltage Drop Calculator

Check DC voltage drop and find a wire gauge using stranded copper or aluminum, metres or feet, and separate preliminary reference screens.

Drop %AWG size finderReference screen
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07

Inverter Idle Power Calculator

Estimate daily and monthly battery energy lost to inverter standby consumption, and compare normal idle operation with supported ECO or search modes.

Idle Wh/dayMonthly energyECO comparison
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Method

Transparent enough to check by hand.

Each tool exposes the inputs and assumptions that drive the result. Where a value is only a planning multiplier or typical default, the page says so.

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