Marine Solar Power

Can a house located in the sunny South be run on complete solar power? If so, could someone tell me how to go about doing it? I know the basics....solar panels (can be bought used, they DO last for 25 years or more), marine batteries or similar...

U need a professional do to this. You can't mount them yourself, just find a company specialized in such things. You also need to calculate how many panels you need according to your energy needs, how large the batteries, etc. But a house can be run

2007-03-28 06:11:58 by zaynpevy

Even on a partly cloudy day, with a wind generator and three simple panel orientations, a Marine Solar Stik™ 100 can generate an average 100 amp ...

How to connect from solar panels to battery's and required meters. Or a complete tech drawing in layman's terms. I have (4) 12 volt 1000CA deep cycle marine battery's-(4) 15 Watt solar panels and that's it. Please help

What is the application??
You are missing the voltage rating of the solar panels as well as the desired output voltage of the system. The batteries can be wired together in 3 configurations, to provide 12, 24, or 48 VDC. The solar panels can

2008-09-14 21:54:08 by glen c

I want to build a standalone wifi repeater -- powered by the sun. The problem is how much solar power and how big of a battery?

net draw 4.5v @ 0.66A with load
net draw 4.5v @ 0.60A no load

I'm assuming the...

You will find a much larger selection of system components to make a 12V solar system rather than a 6V solar system. So you might consider finding a switching regulator to drop 12VDC down to 5VDC, then use a diode to further drop it to about...

2009-02-21 10:29:06 by Matt M

I'm considering integrating solar power systems and components into an eco-development here in Costa Rica. I have some questions in order to budget for these systems:

I cant determine if we need a "grid-tie" system or an...

Your system is basically doable.

As to pure sine wave inverters, these do not truly exist. All inverters work by taking the DC voltage from the batteries or other source, and chopping it onto the output lines. This is done with...

2008-09-14 12:54:31 by mangomuslei

This seems simple enough but nobody knows how to do it. I need to make a lighting system for a boat. I want it to be solar powered. All I need is a way to get a solar panel attached to a battery for storage and then a switch so I can turn it on at

I am not trying to sound rude. If it comes off that way sorry.

You are right, It is simple, If you know what you are doing. Your question going un-answered so long just proves that most people are just here to talk smack about solar...

2007-10-08 12:42:19 by chris

Can a 5w 12v Trickle Solar Panel charge a deep cycle marine battery?
And if yes how long would it take to come from nothing to be fully charged?

first, marine batteries are not deep cycle batteries. they are extra heavy duty-heavy duty car batteries. probably designed for marine use in marine vehicles in place of land vehicles.

second, a 5w panel will take a very long time...

2008-10-07 10:48:56 by Christos Marathonitis