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Solar system for an apartment with evening backup power
A right-sized solar system for a 1–2 bedroom apartment that keeps the essentials running through a few hours of evening power cuts. Built around the Felicity Solar IVGM5KLP1G1 5kW Single-Phase Hybrid Solar Inverter, with Felicity Solar FLH48100UMG1 51.2V 5kWh LiFePO4 Battery Module and 6 × Felicity Solar GK-1-72HTBD-580M 580W Solar Panel.
To carry 8 hours instead of 4, the same home has to store 4.6 kWh instead of 2.3 kWh — 9 kWh installed across 1 battery unit(s), 4.5 kWh more. The array stays at 3 kWp. Solar system for an apartment with overnight backup power
What is inside
What the Felicity records say about this kit
The apartment profile sized here — air conditioner, fridge, lights & Wi-Fi, TV and washing machine — reaches 4.9 kW in the instant its motors start and takes about 13.8 kWh across a day. Felicity's IVGM5KLP1G1 is the 5 kW single-phase hybrid unit that covers it. Its record gives a battery window of 40–60 V, 2 MPPT trackers working at 100–500 V, a PV ceiling of 550 V and an IP65 enclosure.
The array is Felicity's own panel, the GK-1-72HTBD-580M, rated 580 W with 51.47 V open-circuit and 42.59 V at maximum power in its record. 6 of them make 3 kWp at 5.7 peak sun hours a day and take roughly 16 m² of roof, where they add about 186 kg (31 kg a panel). The strings are wired so that their voltage stays inside the IVGM5KLP1G1's 100–500 V MPPT range.
4 hours of this profile without mains come to about 2.3 kWh, and that is what the battery bank is sized against. One FLH48100UMG1 is 5 kWh by name, counted here as 4.5 kWh usable. At 51.2 V nominal the bank sits inside the IVGM5KLP1G1's 40–60 V battery window.
Felicity lines this kit does not include
A kit here is an inverter, a lithium battery bank and an array. The Felicity range on this site also holds MPPT solar charge controllers, integrated solar street lights, lithium batteries at lower voltages and gel batteries. Each has its own page and its own price, and none is added to the kit.
- Felicity MPPT solar charge controllers
16 listings in the SCCM series, 20–150 A by name — from AED 100 to AED 3,050
- Felicity solar street lights
29 listings, each an integrated light of 30–150 W — from AED 95 to AED 1,082
- Felicity 12.8 V and 25.6 V lithium batteries
31 listings below the 51.2 V bank, 1.28–12.5 kWh — from AED 704 to AED 6,251
- Felicity gel batteries
10 listings, 0.4–5 kWh — from AED 112 to AED 1,487
Frequently asked questions
Which Felicity inverter runs this apartment kit?
The Felicity Solar IVGM5KLP1G1 5kW Single-Phase Hybrid Solar Inverter — 97.6% maximum efficiency, 32.4 kg net and IP65 in its record. It is listed at AED 2,801.
Which Felicity lithium battery is in it, and what does it cover?
One FLH48100UMG1 lithium battery (5 kWh nominal, 51.2 V). 4 hours of the profile need about 2.3 kWh, and 4.5 kWh usable is what this bank holds.
How many Felicity solar panels does it take?
6 × GK-1-72HTBD-580M of 580 W: 3 kWp on roughly 16 m², about 186 kg on the roof. One panel is listed at AED 361.
What do the Felicity units of this kit cost?
1 × IVGM5KLP1G1 at AED 2,801, 1 × FLH48100UMG1 at AED 3,098, 6 × GK-1-72HTBD-580M at AED 361: AED 8,065 in all. Each figure is the one on the product page, and the order is collected from our store in Dubai or Riyadh.
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