Lada & ElonMusk
Lada Lada
ElonMusk ElonMusk
Lada Lada
I hear you’re always tinkering with new tech, but I’ve been thinking about how we could use solar power to run irrigation pumps on our farm. What do you think?
ElonMusk ElonMusk
Solar power for irrigation? Smart move. Cuts fuel costs, reduces carbon, and the panels keep working all year. We just need to size the system for your pump load and storage for cloudy days. Let’s crunch the numbers, then we’ll have a clean, efficient farm.
Lada Lada
That sounds good. I’ll check how many hours the pump runs each day and what the peak load is. We’ll also need a battery bank big enough for a few cloudy days, and a good charge controller to keep the panels safe. Let’s make a simple list of the pump’s power needs and the local sunshine hours, then we can pick a panel size that won’t over‑spend or under‑deliver.
ElonMusk ElonMusk
Sounds solid. Send me the pump spec and the average peak sun hours, and we’ll pin down the panel watts and battery amp‑hours. We’ll keep it tight on cost but generous on reliability. Let's make it happen.
Lada Lada
The pump I’m using is a 2.5‑horsepower unit that pulls about 2 kW at 240 V. In our spot we get roughly 5.5 peak sun hours a day on average. So a 4 kW array would be enough to run the pump and charge a battery bank, and a 12‑V, 500‑Ah bank should give us a few cloudy days of backup. That keeps costs tight but reliability high.