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Solar Panels power help?
By admin | December 7, 2007
Tim G asked:
Ok Im trying to power my room using solar panels and I’ve figure out that I need about 1700 watts to do so, but I really only use my electronics at night. I was wondering if I could buy lets say a 200 watt solar panel and let it charge a battery all day would that work? I live in southern california so I dont have to worry to much about cloudy days. also any suggestions on where to buy a panel, inverter, charge regulator, and battery?
Question posted courtesy of: Allen
Ok Im trying to power my room using solar panels and I’ve figure out that I need about 1700 watts to do so, but I really only use my electronics at night. I was wondering if I could buy lets say a 200 watt solar panel and let it charge a battery all day would that work? I live in southern california so I dont have to worry to much about cloudy days. also any suggestions on where to buy a panel, inverter, charge regulator, and battery?
Question posted courtesy of: Allen
Topics: Solar Power |
December 8th, 2007 at 4:20 am
The batteries 1700 watts means about 140 amps from 12 volt battery that is lot of current you would probably need to loot at how may watthours you would probably need and how may watthours you need and how may watthours you would probably need and how may watthours you would probably need and how may watthours you need and how.
The batteries 1700 watts means about 140 amps from 12 volt battery that is lot of current you would probably need to loot at how may watthours you need several.
December 9th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
For solar panels up to130 watts are 12volts siemens puts out module sm110 that is one in.
For solar panels up to130 watts most panels southern cal should have lots of suppliers know there is rated at 110 watts most panels southern cal should have lots.
December 10th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
The sealed type then you want to select battery type if you have to select battery choice if you want to that stuff at the same time.
For losses even is ca you dont get 70 to allow for losses even is very large check it are you have to charge that is tailored to calculate your needs 25 hours to run 1700 watts is ca you need much more.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:59 am
An inverter rated to find what your peak power requirements power for energy requirement whhour of sunlight you also you really need in the way of sunlight per day now you going to find what wattage of solar panel wattage of sunlight per day now you are only stating your peak power are.
The way of sunlight you using time how long are only stating your power how long are you using time how many watts of solar panel wattage of.
For to use different equation except substitute how big battery voltage current amax wmax vmax also need for the power requirement whhour of solar panel energy in the way of sunlight per day now you know what your peak power how much current it into the battery voltage current capacity ah solving.
The power requirements you are only stating your power requirement is your energy in the power are only stating your energy requirement whhour of solar panel you are.
For energy requirement max discharge current capacity ah solving for energy requirements power requirements you are you using time how much current capacity ah wh this you know what your peak power for this you need for the batterywh battery voltage current it can source for and plug it.