– Rated power (watts) vs Volts*Amps watts in a solar powered system

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Hey all,

I’m getting quotes to set up a solar powered system for our new offices, but the one quote shows some of our 24″ screens using “300 watts” lol, which I know to be a gross overcalculation, based on 1.5amps \* \~200volts. However, the rated wattage draw is 16watts as per the product specification.

Can anyone educate my dumbass on what actually matters in terms of provisioning for a electrical system/solar powered system?

Thanks.

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300W definitely seems like a very high estimate for a computer monitor. Even a high end monitor at maximum brightness would probably draw less than half of that.

Possibly their estimates don’t account for modern monitor technologies, or are deliberately inflated to give a large buffer space.

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