Not really a generator in the traditional sense. I got this to run a 12 volt refrigerator at night. It works great... recharges from 12v (cigarette lighter) in five hours.
The 60v solar panel was on sale last week for $150... and I couldn't resist. I'm not solar savvy... so I thought this would be a nice introduction to solar power. I was impressed with how quickly it charged. Mostly sunny day... out from 10am to 3:15 pm to 100%... Started at 39%.
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Just so you know, those solar foldable portables are known to be less efficient then claimed especially in comparison to stationary panels and the slight flexible flat panels are the most efficient even working on cloudy days and early sunrise.
Panels go by watts not volts whereby the flex panels are usually 100 watts at 18v.
Solid panels can be 100 or 200 or 300 watt panels.
Batteries (deep cell for recharging reasons) by Amp Hours. And inverters are listed by steady max wattage it can handle with a peak spike amount listed as well. Solar controllers list by amps allowing yourself 20 amps per 2 panels 30 amp controller for 3 panels etc.
Cheepest set up is using marine (deep cell) batteries sold at 1000 amp hours.
Need about 1 panel per battery unless you get 200 or 300 watt panels.
A standard portable a/c or large space heater will run aprox 1-2 hour off & on per fully charged battery. A usb fan can run all day and not drain the solar charging battery, a small refridge can be found at only 60 watts probably just drains 1 battery per day and can be offset by 1 panel.
Pure Sine (more expensive) inverters are needed for Microwaves, electronics, a/c units, otherwise they will eventually fail the inverter and risk damage to sensitive equipment, some things like Microwaves might not work at all unless you use pure sine inverters with way more max wattage then stated on the specs of the microwave. That's why getting 3,000 or even 5,000 watt inverters with 6,000-10,000 peaks is more likely needed to handle all the high amps at once.
*note filling the batteries back slightly past the plates so they aren't exposed and dried (if they aren't sealed) with distilled water every 2 years, helps keep them longer. They should last 7-10 years if you are doing a cost analysis.