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Solar Pump & Array Sizing

Pump from the sun, even in winter.

Solar pump sizing, arrays and batteries for remote bores and off-grid sites. Built for solar and off-grid installers.

A worked example

Grundfos SQFlex / Lorentz PS2

Submersible solar bore pump

These figures come from the Tenselo engine. Every result Tenselo produces shows the inputs it used and the method behind it, so the work can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Inputs
Daily water 10.0 kL
Total head (TDH) 45 m
Location Cressy, TAS
Peak sun (winter) 1.5 kWh/m²
Results
2.69 kWp
PV array
7 × 400 W
Panels
111 LPM
Pump duty
45 m
TDH
15 kL
Tank buffer
3.23 kWh
Daily energy

Why it matters on the job

Array sized to winter

PV sized to the worst-month sun so the pump still delivers in July.

Pump matched to the well

Duty and head worked for the bore, with real submersible model lines.

Storage over batteries

Tank buffering sized so you store water, not expensive kWh.

What is in this category

6 Solar & Off-Grid Power calculators

Every calculator in this category, by its reference code. Running them needs a Tenselo subscription — subscriptions open soon.

  • SOL-001 Battery & Solar Sizing

    Off-grid site: battery bank + PV panels from loads & location

  • SOL-002 DC Cable Voltage Drop

    12 / 24 / 48 V solar, battery & control wiring: volt drop, % drop and the smallest conductor that meets a target

  • SOL-003 Off-Grid Inverter Sizing

    Continuous VA + motor-start surge -> inverter kVA, with a surge-rating check

  • SOL-004 PV Array Sizing

    Module count, array power & area (and string count) for a target kWp or a given area

  • SOL-005 PV String Voltage (Temperature)

    Cold-morning Voc over-voltage & hot Vmp window check for a series PV string (AS/NZS 5033)

  • SOL-006 Solar Pumping

    Size a solar bore/surface pump + PV array from location sun hours

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