12 Volt Solar Power

I live in a village in Africa as a humanitarian aid worker. My only source of power is a 30 volt solar panel. I have it wired into a 3 stage controller and from there into a 12v/150ah car battery. Everything is wired correctly and working....

use your lead acid battery as the main charger
1 battery gives you 12v
2 batteries gives you 24v ( connect the battery in series of course)
now how to make the voltage drop to suit your required voltage? use high wattage...

2008-10-26 21:01:47 by ramcguir_98

Solar Panels System stand alone photovoltaic. Constucted in Florida, culmination of Trial and Error. I learned a lot from YouTube.

It is a full-size model made in 1995. I can not find the watts usage but it is 60 hz and 6.5 amps at full load. I need to know what size inverter, how many deep cell batteries, and how much 12 volt power I would need to put back into the batteries to

Buy yourself a Kill A Watt meter or other home energy monitor and measure the fridge consumption for a full three days to get an average per day. That plus the number of hours of decent sunlight would tell you how many solar panels you might...

2009-03-08 23:22:01 by hunterman

For example, can I run a two burner electric stove? Can I run a small dvd player?
Can I run lights?

You'll need to know the amp/hour rating of the battery and factor in the current (amp) load demand of the devices being used. I don't think you'll be able to operate a stove for long (if at all) though a DVD player and low wattage light shouldn't be

2008-05-11 22:13:56 by Scot B

I have a camper with a 12 volt deep cycle battery to operate lights. I am confused as to solar battery chargers. What type do I need to keep my battery charged while in use? Do I need certain amount of amps or volts or size of solar panel? Any...

You can find what you are looking for from Northern Tool and Equipment.
There web site is Northern Tool.com

2006-02-16 14:34:29 by ngmcleod2004

Im looking to put power back into the grid and spin my meeter backwards will this work
Why is this dangerous? They are both 110v ac. would the 110 from the house blow out my power inverter?

No. That would be to dangerous.

2008-06-25 15:19:09 by Mr. Superman

i store solar power in a 12 volt batt. and wanted to know how i would get it to my "L"pod (becuse it will soon be better than your ipod)

-You'd have to use your stored power to charge the pod's internal battery. Since a pod charges off the usb port of a computer and usb puts out 5 volts that's a place to start. You'll need a transformer to step your voltage down to 5 volts or a...

2007-05-10 21:15:36 by Chris the Dude