Calculating your load capacity:
To determine the appropriate battery capacity for your network, you need to calculate the total load that the battery and inverter must support during load-shedding. The simplest is to get the Wattage of each device and add this all together to get your load Wattage. Keep in mind, if you are using PoE switches to power up devices, you don't need the Wattage of the device and the switch. Rather just use the Wattage from the PoE switch.
Load Capacity (kWh) = Total Load (kW) x Duration (hours)
Let's consider the following example to illustrate this calculation. The total load of your network is 0.9kW or 900W. To provide 4 hours of backup, the load capacity is 0.9kW x 4h = 3.6kWh.
In our scenario, the Shoto 4.8kWh battery with a usable capacity of 3.8kWh would be suitable as it is slightly more than the load capacity.
Battery Backup duration:
With the Shoto 4.8kWh and the Victron Multiplus II, ISPs can achieve up to 4 hours of backup. The actual backup duration may vary based on factors such as the load's consumption, the number of batteries connected in parallel, and the battery's age and condition. You can extend the backup duration by installing multiple batteries in parallel further enhancing your network's reliability.
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