{"id":551,"date":"2025-02-26T13:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-site.se\/sutars.com\/?page_id=551"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:01:06","slug":"energy-balance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wired-inspired\/energy-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"551\" class=\"elementor elementor-551\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229aeab8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"229aeab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb54555 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fb54555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba57f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba57f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy balance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d384ba0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d384ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b64916 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"48b64916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\">Home<\/a> <span class=\"eael-breadcrumb-separator\">\/<\/span> <span class = \"eael-current\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9115aa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9115aa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc27bf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fc27bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does energy balance work in practice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dca61c8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dca61c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The table below shows examples of what common appliances on board a family boat consume over a 24-hour period.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb426c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eb426c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The charging in the example assumes good charge acceptance, for example two to three 75 Ah service batteries (if they are fairly new, otherwise more) and well-dimensioned connections and cables in good condition.<\/p><p>With a healthy electrical system, you can be self-sufficient with one hour of running per day, even without shore power, solar panels and wind generators.<\/p><p>If you want a relaxing holiday, it is important that you learn your energy balance, since it varies from family to family how consumption is prioritized.<\/p><p>We recommend installing a solar panel to always top-charge your batteries. A good solar panel could in theory power a newer refrigerator entirely on its own, which means less consumption to recharge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce9cec0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ce9cec0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d2dd23 elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"79d2dd23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;781&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:1,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-loop-nothing-found-message\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5741d35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5741d35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eddb6cf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eddb6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of Charging and Consumption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebc69e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cebc69e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfa696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfa696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/generator_na__rbild_till_knapp.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/generator_na__rbild_till_knapp.png 570w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/generator_na__rbild_till_knapp-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/generator_na__rbild_till_knapp-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/generator_na__rbild_till_knapp-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4aa53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f4aa53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 50 A alternator provides about 45 Ah in one hour of operation if the batteries are discharged and there are many of them. Otherwise, less.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b47f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20b47f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charging: 45 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a89507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a89507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37c4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e37c4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1495\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/AdobeStock_821064547.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7f3ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d7f3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 25 W solar panel can provide about 2 A when it is sunny. During the summer, you can get around five hours at that output. In cloudy weather, the output is naturally reduced.<br \/><strong>5 \u00d7 2 = 10 Ah<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40286db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40286db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charging: 10 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5329f0e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5329f0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282ba7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"282ba7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6500c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6500c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total 55 Ah per day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7bd67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac7bd67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5f1ad elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c5f1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption of electricity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4be57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a4be57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bd90a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7bd90a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f3224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36f3224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-1024x1013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-600x593.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/bm2-utantext.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bd033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1bd033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NASA Marine\u2019s monitoring instrument draws a maximum of 5 mA. Over a 24-hour period, this becomes<br \/><strong>0.005 A \u00d7 24 hours = 0.1 Ah<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cc3d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75cc3d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 0.1 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2d28b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb2d28b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f567fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f567fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05168d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f05168d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/belysning.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/belysning.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/belysning-300x220.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f73e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f73e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four LED lamps with a total of 10 W that are on for 4 hours.<br \/><strong>10 W \u00d7 4 hours = 0.04 kWh = 3.3 Ah<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7064cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7064cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 3.3 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c2866 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82c2866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba45488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba45488\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c26976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c26976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-1024x990.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-1536x1485.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1-600x580.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/kylska__p-1.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d58608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d58608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A refrigerator with a compressor that draws 4 A but normally only runs 25% of the time, i.e. 6 hours per day.<br \/><strong>6 hours \u00d7 4 A = 24 Ah<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30bb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c30bb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 24 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6160eef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6160eef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06e5d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c06e5d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c47d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c47d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/va__rmare.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/va__rmare.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/va__rmare-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd23b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd23b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><style>\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n<\/style><\/p><div>A diesel heater that draws 10 A and is run for half an hour to warm up a bit before bedtime.<br \/><strong>0.5 hours \u00d7 10 A = 5 Ah<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88776c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88776c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 5 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dd330 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13dd330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc40fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bc40fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721dac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"721dac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-1024x756.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-1024x756.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-300x221.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-768x567.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-1536x1134.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-2048x1511.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/tv-600x443.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa0c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baa0c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A TV that is used draws between 50 and 100 watts, i.e. between 4 and 8 A. For example, assume one hour of viewing per day.<br \/><strong>1 \u00d7 8 = 8 Ah<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2684dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2684dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 8 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcdf74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bcdf74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11381b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11381b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ae351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94ae351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/smev_diskho.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/smev_diskho.jpg 330w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/smev_diskho-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/04\/smev_diskho-300x424.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deb675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2deb675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freshwater and bilge pumps together usually consume about <strong>1 Ah per day.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d95990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d95990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consumption: 1 Ah<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4eb82f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4eb82f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd1a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dd1a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9637e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b9637e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total 41.4 AH per day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ Page How does energy balance work in practice? 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