Answers to common questions about solutions

We have a highly experienced technical team to do the design, installation, maintenance and repairs. You may have an electrician of your own to do the installation but we strongly advise against it because we could not warranty the equipment.

First and foremost, the cost depends on the application, whether it is back-up, stand-alone or hybrid. Secondly, the system sizing. Users have different power requirements and will therefore require different systems. A school will require more electricity than a household.

System sizing depends on the power consumption of the devices you want to power up and for how long, in terms of hours or even days. It is important that you check the power ratings indicated on your devices, normally given in Watts or Amps. This will determine the inverter or inverter/charger size. Then identify how long your power outages are or in case of solar system, simply how long you intend to run your electrical devices on the system. This should determine the number of batteries

These are very high power consumption electrical equipment. It is never advisable to have them on solar/power back-up systems because:

• You would require an extremely high budget to have such a system installed.
• Chances of over-loading the inverter and thereby damaging it are very high.
• The battery life will be much shorter.

Yes, we do. We also install beyond borders in South Sudan, Rwanda and DRC

Our systems are connected onto the pre-existing electrically wired system. However, you will require extra cabling from the panels to the inverter, from the inverter to the batteries and for inter-connecting the batteries.

Ital Trade makes sure to install maintenance free batteries, it would be the only component that requires maintenance. Otherwise, simply make sure that all system components are clean.

With the exception of the batteries, all the components are repairable depending on the extent of the damage. System failure may result from any of the following:

• Poor system design
• System over load
• Lightening struck
• Power fluctuations

Ital Trade’s systems comprises of several components, each of them being from a different manufacturer, the warranties too vary. Manufacturer warranty on major components is:

• 20 years on solar panels
• 2 years on inverters
• 1 year on batteries
• 1 year on solar regulator