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How much water is used per cleaning cycle per 5,000 square feet? How many kilowatts of PV generation is that?

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How much water is used per cleaning cycle per 5,000 square feet? How many kilowatts of PV generation is that?

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400 gallons per 5,000 sq. ft. for the default full wash sequence; 200 gallons per 5,000 sq. ft. for a rinse only sequence. You can alter and optimize these values for your system needs through the user interface. The number of kilowatts of solar generation (whether PV or thermal) can be translated into sq. ft. by using the rated power efficiency in the following formula: Generated output (kW AC) = sq. ft. * (conversion % efficiency * 0.092903) or: sq. ft. coverage = Generated kW output / (conversion % efficiency * 0.092903) So, the higher the efficiency of the solar conversion system, the smaller the area required to produce the desired output kW. Please note that for PV systems the conversion efficiency used is the CEC (California Electrical Commission) rated efficiency and not the nameplate rated efficiency. Currently the CEC rating is determined by multiplying the STC (nameplate) rating by 79% (0.79) to get the generated output in AC watts.