Need some Input

[nickelec]

I have a client who wishes to add a couple of cameras on a very remote building we plan to use a network Wi-Fi extender that can send the signal over a mile for the network is it practical and somewhat cost effective to be able to run a small surveillance system off of solar only by surveillance guy is telling me that he only needs a 20 amp dedicated circuit or equivalent I don't do much solar and I'm not sure if that's even possible

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[synchro]

Do the cameras and Wi-Fi equipment work off of a DC supply? If so, then solar that charges battery storage could be an option.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

Sure.

You could run an entire commercial building off solar.

Probably going to need an inverter. A good quality one, not a cheap modified sine wave.

Electronics don’t play well with modified sine wave.

 

[nickelec]

How big of an array , were trying to figure out if the cost of the solar hook up would be practical enough to implement

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[jaggedben]

You need to know the energy consumption of the equipment. Just the circuit ampacity (20A) isn't enough to go on.

 

[jaggedben]

For example if it is really 16A continuous that would be 91kwh a day, you'd need a 20-30kW solar system with batteries, which would cost over $100k. However I wouldn't be surprised if the equipment actually consumes 10-100 times less than that, in which case the cost would be in the low thousands or possibly hundreds of dollars. So you can't just guess.