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--- electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 21:08]
frater_secessus [How solar power works]
+++ electrical:solar:gentle_intro [2022/04/12 21:10]
frater_secessus [How solar power works]
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-    panels -> controller -> battery bank -> loads((inverters, fans, phone chargers, whatever))
+    panels -> controller -> battery bank -> loads
-Excess power is stored 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...
+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))

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