Re: [pvusers] refrigeration once again

[Chris Brock <cbrock@cisco.com>]

I have a 3kW (PTC) grid-tie system. My refrigerator is a 25 cu ft 
side-by-side Kenmore whose yellow Energy label states it consumes 556 
kwhrs/year. I've measured it with a kwhr meter, and it uses exactly what 
the label says, 1.5 kWhrs a day. Suprisingly, it's duty cycle is about 40% 
on, however, when it is on, it consumes only a steady 160 watts.

If you can provide the power required, there are advantages in choosing a 
refrigerator that's manufactured in greater quantities than a specialty 
product; namely, price and serviceability as well as size and features.

Chris


At 08:41 PM 4/22/2002, First Last wrote:
>Now that Whirlpool's 14.5 ft3 ET5WSEXKQ is DOE rated at 372 KwH/yr, can 
>anybody convince me to buy a DC SunFrost RF16?  I checked out the 
>Sundanzer (www.sundanzer.com) with the owner today and liked them, but my 
>wife won't buy a top-opening refrigerator EVEN if the 8 ft3 model uses 
>only 17 AH a day at 12VDC.
>
>Bottom line?  I can get the new Whirlpool to run at 1.02 KwH a day.  The 
>SunFrost RF16 will take 800 WH at Sun Frost's own 90 degree estimates.
>
>Yesterday I was going to buy a SunFrost no matter what ANYBODY 
>said.  Today I'm ready to NOT buy a SunFrost no matter what anybody says.
>
>Please help.  I'm so sick of refrigerator research
>
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