classic 200 display, KWH.. What is that really telling me?

[shadow44]

I have looked all over the manual, and I cant find anything telling me exactly what the KWH in the lower left corner is REALLY telling me. I thought it was the amount of watts put back in the batteries, but thats not right. So what is it REALLY telling me?

[DevoDave]

Possibly an obvious answer, but I'm not sure what your level of knowledge is so don't get upset.

KWH = kilo Watt hour.

1 KWH is 1000 Watts being delivered for one hour.

[RossW]

Possibly an obvious answer, but I'm not sure what your level of knowledge is so don't get upset.

KWH = kilo Watt hour.

1 KWH is 1000 Watts being delivered for one hour.

If we're on the explaining things track, please also be aware that the correct nomenclature is   kWh.

[zoneblue]

To actually answer the question, ahem, its the energy produced by the controller for the current day (according to the classic's understanding of midnite to mdinite). Some of that will go the battery, and some to loads. How much of each is the 64K question

[shadow44]

Zoneblue thank you. I thought that was what the classic was telling me, but I had some high numbers that baffled me. So I thought I had possibly misinterpreted its meaning. But come to find out a computer had been left on for 24hrs, and that was the reason for the high numbers. I am only 30 days into running 5 250w mono panels to my classic 200, into 9 170ah 8v batterys. then into a trace 4024 inverter. At this point I have learned that, I believe solar is truly a viable energy substitute for the electric company. may not be cheaper, but an option I believe I will pursue.