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About IQSolar
After food, shelter and clothing, the next basic need of human is electricity. Electricity is the bane of a nation’s economy and the search for readily available energy leads man to discover other cheaper source of alternative energy.

In African, solar energy is the most favored source of electrical energy because of the abundance sunlight in the region. However the cost of acquiring a solar energy system is a major challenge, not because the components itself are expensive but because people cannot logically estimate the required number of component required to setup a solar energy system based on their energy needs and budget.

If people can perform energy audit by themselves, they can be able to know the recommended Inverter and number of Batteries they need. Secondly, sunlight intensity differ in many regions of the world, so if people know the amount of sunlight they have in an average day, they can estimate the number of panels and charge controllers they need based on their region. Thus higher the intensity, the lower the number of panels to buy.

IQSolar is a solar app that lets users perform basic solar calculations, to determine the types and number of Solar Panels, Batteries, Inverter and Charge Controller required to build a solar energy system based on the user’s Energy needs and Budget.
In addition, once the user has determined the type and number of component required to setup a solar energy system, IQSolar automatically creates a quotation for the user.

There are 3 types of Solar Installation
1 Backup Installation
2 Stand Alone Installation
3 Hybrid Installations

4 major Component of Solar Setup
1 Inverter
2 Batteries
3 Solar Panels
4 Solar Charge Controller


FEAUTURES
1 Energy Audit
Energy Auditing is the first step a user takes when trying to install a solar energy system. The total wattage of your appliance plays a major role in your budget. Once the app has recognized the user’s total watt consumption, it will recommend the best inverter size, battery type, number of battery and battery duration to the user.

2 Backup Calculations
A backup installation consists of Inverter and a large number of batteries for operation. Here the user relies on the energy from the power grid or diesel generator to charge the batteries effectively.
There is no solar panel required, hence the user has to make up enough batteries should incase the power grid fails to fully charge the battery. If the user wants 24hrs supply, the number of battery is determined by the total wattage of the user’s appliance and number of hours available for charging from the power grid.


3 Stand Alone Calculation
The user is completely independent from the power grid and only the power from the sun is enough to charge the batteries. Thus it is considered the most expensive form of installation.
If the user wants 24hours supply, the number of panels is determined by the number of batteries, number of available sunlight and the type of charge controller used.

4 Hybrid Calculations
Hybrid combines different source of electricity (power grid, diesel generator, sunlight) to charge the battery to its full capacity. It is recommended for users that wants to upgrade from backup to using panels or users who can’t afford the cost of solar installation.
The number of panels required in hybrid is determined from the number of batteries, type of controller and the hours required for charging; from the grid, diesel generator and sunlight.

5 Series & Parallel Calculation
Solar Engineers/ Installers sometimes make mistake in arranging batteries and Solar panels into series and parallel configuration especially when handling a lot of components. This feature can help classify any number of panels into 12v, 24v, 36v and 48v system.

6 Budgets
Quotation are inbuilt in every calculation listed above, IQSolar automatically creates a quotation for the user.


Highlight
• It can calculate the total wattage of your appliance.
• It recommends the best Inverter Size based on the wattage of your total appliance.
• It recommends the number of batteries based on the wattage of your appliance and the number of hours the users wants for a day.
• It recommends the number of solar panels based on the number of batteries, sunlight intensity and charge controller type.
• It recommends a solar charge controller based on the size of panels.
• Series & Parallel connection configuration for Batteries and Panels.
• It automatically creates you a quotation after calculation.
• Access to current price list worldwide.
• It is flexible; allows you to make changes that suit your budget.

Please download, rate and give an honest feedback of my app

Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_chappelle09.Solarapp

Size: 2.1Mb

MozartianDreams:
Here's mine:
emmacudman@yahoo.com

driversng:
ismailosunlana@yahoo.com

Here is the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_chappelle09.Solarapp

kayvinci:
not seen. check to make sure u didn't misspell my email itz kholarr_ola@yahoo.com

Okay, i resent it. Please confirm

If you are browsing from your phone, install IQSolar from here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_chappelle09.Solarapp

kayvinci:
I need the cost of installation for each category email kholarr_ola@yahoo.com

hops:
Please send quote for 2.5 and 3.5 stand alone and hybrid to ihopps2@gmail.com. Please kindly include estimated time of full delivery if I commission in a weeks time.

Sent

Olumyco:
The only area I am not comfortable with the categorization is that Technology Guy. That technology guy needs to be clear and straight forward.... It's somehow looking like a developer.... And a developer is different from a programmer.

Whats the different between Developer and Programming.
I wrote an algorithm for solar energy calculation before programming it to make an app. Would you say i am a developer or programmer?

The iPhone seems like the perfect accessory for a solar power enthusiast. Right now, you have to navigate a maze of websites such as PV Watts to calculate how much energy you can expect to produce and how many years a solar array will take to pay itself off. The iPhone could cut to the chase. It even looks like a miniature solar panel. And indeed the App Store is filled with solar apps. What a shame that none of them quite measures up.
I downloaded and tried out 20 solar-related iOS apps—all I could find as of July 15th, apart from those that were restricted to customers of certain utilities, were geared toward professional solar installers, or were merely reference books without any ability to calculate. I don’t have an Android or WM7 phone and would love to hear by Twitter or email from users who have tried out solar apps for those devices.
The coolest apps make use of the iPhone's GPS, compass, and tiltometer. You climb up to your roof and position the iPhone where you want your solar panel to be and these apps calculate how much power it'll generate. None uses the iPhone’s camera or ambient light sensor to measure the intensity of sunlight directly; rather, they calculate it from your latitude, panel geometry, and, in a couple of cases, time of day.
For my panels, the tilt measurements ranged from 10 to 18 degrees and the azimuths from 144 to 186 degrees. For comparison, the N.J. state inspector who certified our array estimated a tilt of 10 degrees and an azimuth of 202 degrees—so the apps are close enough. By and large, they accurately predicted how much energy my array generates in a year.
Two of the best apps, Solar Checker and Photovoltaic, recalculate the annual energy output in real time as you move the phone, making it easy to experiment with different possible configurations. Their readings suggested that the optimal tilt for my location would be 33 degrees, which is close to the 38 degrees estimated by the industry-standard Solar Pathfinder software and the 34 degrees estimated by MACS Labs, a California-based energy consultancy.
Some of the apps include a rudimentary financial calculator. You enter the cost of your system and your utility's electricity rate in order to calculate how long it'll take to break even. I found that these estimates varied hugely. None of the apps can handle all the data that would go into a proper financial analysis. By the way, if you play with this feature, the electricity rate you enter should be the actual rate plus the value of any government incentive. For instance, those of us in N.J. get credits worth about $0.60 per kilowatt-hour.
For reasons known only to the developers, some of the apps work only in Europe. Because the sun doesn't shine elsewhere, I guess. Try to use them in the U.S. and you get an error message. How hard could it be to make an app that works anywhere? The mathematical formulas are universal and free online databases provide solar yield for anyplace in the world.

Hello everyone, i just created IQSolar
A new app for calculating your solar energy component has been released.

To install, click here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_chappelle09.Solarapp

http://charpell..com.ng/2016/07/iqsolar-solar-app-that-lets-you.html

IQSolar, a new app for calculating your solar energy component has been released.

To install, click here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_chappelle09.Solarapp

http://charpell..com.ng/2016/07/iqsolar-solar-app-that-lets-you.html

Thanks, i will incorporate that in the next update

Percify:
Very Innovative, i can tell how many nigerians this app will help
Here is my mail address
percifyme@gmail.com

Sent

After food, shelter and clothing, the next basic need of human is electricity. Electricity is the bane of a nation’s economy and the search for readily available energy leads man to discover other cheaper source of alternative energy.

In African, solar energy is the most favored source of electrical energy because of the abundance sunlight in the continent. However the cost of acquiring a solar energy system is a major challenge, not because the components itself are expensive but because people cannot logically estimate the required number of component required to setup a solar energy system based on their energy needs and budget.

If people can perform energy audit by themselves, they can be able to know the recommended Inverter and number of Batteries they need. Secondly, sunlight intensity differ in many regions of the world, so if people know the amount of sunlight they have in an average day, they can estimate the number of panels and charge controllers they need based on their region. Thus higher the intensity, the lower the number of panels to buy.

IQSolar is an intelligent solar app that lets users perform basic solar calculations, to determine the types and number of Solar Panels, Batteries, Inverter and Charge Controller required to build a solar energy system based on the user’s Energy needs and Budget.
In addition, once the user has determined the type and number of component required to setup a solar energy system, IQSolar automatically creates a quotation for the user.

There are 3 types of Solar Installation
1 Backup Installation
2 Stand Alone Installation
3 Hybrid Installations

FEAUTURES
1 Energy Audit
Energy Auditing is the first step a user takes when trying to install a solar energy system. The total wattage of your appliance plays a major role in your budget. Once the app has recognized the user’s total watt consumption, it will recommend the best inverter size, battery type, number of battery and battery duration to the user.

2 Backup Calculations
A backup installation consists of Inverter and a large number of batteries for operation. Here the user relies on the energy from the power grid or diesel generator to charge the batteries effectively.
There is no solar panel required, hence the user has to make up enough batteries should incase the power grid fails to fully charge the battery. If the user wants 24hrs supply, the number of battery is determined by the total wattage of the user’s appliance and number of hours available for charging from the power grid.

3 Stand Alone Calculation
The user is completely independent from the power grid and only the power from the sun is enough to charge the batteries. Thus it is considered the most expensive form of installation.
If the user wants 24hours supply, the number of panels is determined by the number of batteries, number of available sunlight and the type of charge controller used.

4 Hybrid Calculations
Hybrid combines different source of electricity (power grid, diesel generator, sunlight) to charge the battery to its full capacity. It is recommended for users that wants to upgrade from backup to using panels or users who can’t afford the cost of solar installation.
The number of panels required in hybrid is determined from the number of batteries, type of controller and the hours required for charging; from the grid, diesel generator and sunlight.

5 Series & Parallel Calculation
Solar Engineers/ Installers sometimes make mistake in arranging batteries and Solar panels into series and parallel configuration especially when handling a lot of components. This feature can help classify any number of panels into 12v, 24v, 36v and 48v system.

6 Budgets
Quotation are inbuilt in every calculation listed above, IQSolar automatically creates a quotation for the user.


Release date
The app is officially going to be released on google play store on the 15th of July, 2016. This is for the public to rate and give feedback to the developer. If you want to install the pre-release version of the app on your phone, leave you gmail account.

This thread is to get feedback from members of this forum, if there is any solar calculation feature you'd like the developer to add, please indicate before the official release date.

Highlight of IQSolar features
• It can calculate the total wattage of your appliance.
• It recommends the best Inverter Size based on the wattage of your total appliance.
• It recommends the number of batteries based on the wattage of your appliance and the number of hours the users wants for a day.
• It recommends the number of solar panels based on the number of batteries, sunlight intensity and charge controller type.
• It recommends a solar charge controller based on the size of panels.
• Series & Parallel connection configuration for Batteries and Panels.
• It automatically creates you a quotation after calculation.
• Access to current price list worldwide.
• It is flexible; allows you to make changes that suit your budget.

udocity2:
Pls nairalanders I want to start chacoal business in my area.....pls did any one know de state and de company dat deal on it,were I can buy wholesale.tanks

I can get you charcoal from kwara state

moluwaseun:
cost analysis for 1.2kva, 2kva backup and hybrid installation required send quotes to mikeoluwaseun86@yahoo.com
Thanks

teamsynergy:
pls, I need quotation for 3.5kva solar installation
teamsynergyng@gmail.com

akymme:
HI, pls send me quotation for 5kva inverter, solar inclusive. akymme@yahoo.com
Thanks

anthonyug:
Pls send cost of installation of 3.5kva and 2.5kva to notifytony@yahoo.co.uk

pyx:
I need info my email is sammayor11@yahoo.com

Sent to your respective mail.

greatgbolla:
Visit www.zynar.co for app testing

Alright, thanks

ifyan:
Continue your good job bro

Thanks

DanielTheGeek:
Keep up the good work.

Thank you sir

Hello everyone
As we all know the current situation of electricity in the country, solar energy seems to be the better alternative for the country. However due to the high cost and technical knowledge of setting up the system, i decided to make things easy by developing a program that can configure any energy system used by individuals and solar energy installers

So i developed IQSolar an app that can help people perform complex calculation. I have published the pre-release version of the app on google play ahead of its official release. I want the app tested for bugs and grammatical error.

As a tester you can't rate or give review yet on play store, if you want to give feedback send me an email or better still, drop your feedback here.

If you want to have access to the app on your play store, drop your email address in the comment section or send me a mail to be added.

Once i have added your email address to the list of beta testers, you can now install IQSolar on play store.

The official release date should be on or before 20th July 2016.

Thanks

grafikii:
hi I need a solar system to power a 1.5hp pumping machine, how much will it cost?

Do I need batteries and inverter? since I will only run the pump once a day for about 3hrs in daylight.

Yes you will need inverter and battery

Manutd19:
baba e be like say i de another realm when i said that. Apologies.
However, i believe Itachi is stronger than we think. Guy eyes power mad, and could've been far better than god Sasuke if he walked same path sasuke, Obito & Madara did. Just my opinion.

Unfortunately he wasn't, which brings us to the fact he is no way stronger than those character you mentioned. Itachi that could not handle sharigan, you want him to use rennigan.
Even nagato with the almighty rinnegan was useless, he couldnt even win naruto in a fight(naruto had only sage power as of that time), the same rinnegan madara used to complete infinite Infinite Tsukuyomi

cc Seun

baaliyah:
Outside the house? does that mean inverter will constantly be on standby or is it remote-controlled.

The Inverter has been upgraded to a Hybrid system, there sun is sufficient to keep it on for 24 hours.

To see the difference between Back-up, Stand alone and Hybrid System, follow this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/3141574/building-house-want-incorporate-solar

ifyan:
By BusinessNews Staff
Nigerian firms pay about 200 per cent more for gas to power their o

perations than importers of the product and manufacturers using gas in other countries, an investigation by SUNDAY PUNCH has shown.


Specifically, local manufacturers say they pay $7.38 for 1000 standard cubic feet of gas while the product sells for less than $3 outside Nigeria.

It was learnt that those importing the product from Nigeria were paying $3 including the cost of freight and other charges.
About 100 firms affected by the situation have cried out to the government to prevail on the gas firms to reduce the cost and save their companies from going under.

The President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Dr. Frank Jacobs, confirmed this, adding that the association was in the process of hiring consultants to advise manufacturers on how best to engage the government on the pricing.

Read more@http://www.nairausd.com/2016/06/local-firms-pay-more-for-gas-than.html?m=1

This is so coming from the so called Giant of Africa

Outdoor Installation
We did this installation yesterday, the client already has a Back up system and wanted to upgrade to Hybrid. Secondly he wanted the system to stay outside the house, so we built an outside rack and mounted it outside.

Outdoor Installation
We did this installation yesterday, the client already has a Back up system and wanted to upgrade to Hybrid. Secondly he wanted the system to stay outside the house, so we built an outside rack and mounted it outside.

Outdoor Installation
We did this installation yesterday, the client already has a Back up system and wanted to upgrade to Hybrid. Secondly he wanted the sysytem to stay outside the house, so we built an outside rack and mounted it outside.

gretop:
My wattage need is 1371w approx 1500w. Can u please send me a quote for 2.5kva and 3.5kva solar system to toksadek@gmail.com

Sent you a 2kva system for Back up and Stand alone

This is recommended for women staying at home

cc lalastica

kkmny81:
Please send the quote for the 3.5kva system to my email. Ike.anugwom@yahoo.com

omejeo:
NOT SEEN RECENT POAMPEARL@GMAIL.COM

Sent

Fivehuns.com is another platform where you can sell your service

omejeo:
Pls i need qoute for 2kva poampearl@gmail.com

eph12:
Hi
Please i need quotation for the standalone installation for 5 bedrooms, 2 TV, a freezer. Kindly send to aigbefoephraim@yahoo.com

Jummymine:
I want quotation for 3.5kva and what it can power rasheedah4321@yahoo.com

Karmanje:
Good day, please send me quote for 2KVA Solar installation to karmanje14@yahoo.com
Thank you

Sent

Jean2:
For about N50,000 install solar for your lighting and small appliances.

See the Solar setup here => http://jeangonegreen..com.ng/2016/05/greening-gradually.html

It serves lots of purpose for me especially in this
#paymorefordarkness situation we find ourselves in
Nigeria now.

Hello Jean, how much did you buy your 210AH battery?

mcgaius:
Hi pls send the analysis for stand alone and hybrid for 2.5kva and 3.5kva
For a 3 bedroom flat with 2 Led TV,20 energy bulbs though they wont be on at the same time,5 fans,a washing machine,1 pressing iron 1 fridge and i Freezer....with a
obiiscool@yahoo.com
thank you.

I dont have 2.5kva.
Sent you 3.5kva