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electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 20:59]
frater_secessus [How solar power works] 		electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 21:10]
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 ===== How solar power works ===== ===== How solar power works =====
  
-Solar power uses [[electrical:solar:panels|solar panels]] to convert sunlight into electricity.  This electricity goes into [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|solar charge controller]], which keeps the battery [[electrical:12v:charging|optimally charged]]((or attempts to!)) and powers any [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]] (things that consume power). It goes like this:+Solar power uses [[electrical:solar:panels|solar panels]] to convert sunlight into electricity.  This electricity goes into [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|solar charge controller]], which keeps the battery [[electrical:12v:charging|optimally charged]]((or attempts to!)) and powers any [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]] (things that consume power). The controller extracts the exact amount of power your batteries+loads demand and no more:  in effect the controller is //pulling// rather than the panels //pushing//. 
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 +Overall it is arranged like this:
  
  
     panels -> controller -> battery bank -> loads     panels -> controller -> battery bank -> loads
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-Excess power is usually stored in a [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|deep-cycle "house" battery]], which is separate from the vehicle's starter battery.((unless combined using [[electrical:12v:alternator#isolators|an isolator]], or running a [[electrical:solar:shallow_cycling|single-battery setup]]))   In broad terms...+Power is stored up in a [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|deep-cycle "house" battery]] during daylight and the power is pulled back out at night.  The house battery is electrically separate from the vehicle's starter battery.((unless combined using [[electrical:12v:alternator#isolators|an isolator]], or running a [[electrical:solar:shallow_cycling|single-battery setup]]))   In broad terms...
  
 > "Think of the batteries as a bucket of electricity. It's possible to pour water from multiple sources into a bucket at the same time, and also to do that while water is leaking out of the bucket." -- MarkSF((https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/multiple-sources-of-dc-voltage-being-fed-to-battery-bank-246008.html#post3335865)) > "Think of the batteries as a bucket of electricity. It's possible to pour water from multiple sources into a bucket at the same time, and also to do that while water is leaking out of the bucket." -- MarkSF((https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/multiple-sources-of-dc-voltage-being-fed-to-battery-bank-246008.html#post3335865))
electrical/solar/gentle_intro.txt · Last modified: 2024/07/02 14:43 by frater_secessus

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