Solar Panel
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Solar Panel
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Solar Battery Panel Portable USB Charger for MP3 Phone $0.98 |
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300watts×3pcs grid tie wind/solar panel power inverter $299.99 |
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Sunforce 50022 5-Watt Solar Battery Trickle Charger $50.88 Solar Power Chargers for your 12V batteries and accessories. Power-up anywhere, affordably! These Solar Power devices grab free “juice” from the sun! They extend the life of your 12V batteries, maintain the charge and allow you to run various electronics (deer feeders, landscaping pumps, etc.) from your batteries. Clean, silent operation… with both cigarette lighter adapter and battery clamps. T… |
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Rechargeable SOLAR POWER Boost for iPod, iPhone 3G(S), DROID , ALL BlackBerry’s, Kindle 2 / DX – Refuel 3 Ways AC, USB and SOLAR $20.45 SOLAR Charger Power Pak Powerful enough to charge all of your portable electronics using the POWER of the SUNProvides a source of POWER when away from outlets Solar Panels charge and maintain 1400 mAh of power! 60 minute charge provides up to 180 minutes of talk time or 72 hours of standby time. AC power adapter charging 2-5 hours. Computer charging 3-5 hours. Solar Charging 5-7 hours. Includ… |
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Sunforce 7 Amp Charge Controller $19.39 Be sure your solar charger doesn’t over do it. When using 15 watts or more of solar power, you’ll want this charge controller to protect your car battery from overcharging. This handy device will protect your vehicle’s 12V battery when using up to 105 watts of solar power. Imported. 1Hx2-1/2Wx5L”…. |
What solar panel type to power a conventional typical light bulb?
I built a shed out back and I would like to install a solar panel to power a small light inside and outside of the shed. Or maybe just the inside. Does anyone have any advice and suggestions?
I’m confused now
Well, i plan on just using it when i go out to the shed and need a little light on to see inside at night.
Wow, so many great answers!
You want to use as little power as possible, so do not use a regular incandescent light bulb. Most of their electricity is used for heat, not light. Use a CFL (twirly bulb) or LED bulb. You can get them in DC power, so you don’t need to convert the DC power (like a battery) to AC power (like what you plug into your wall outlet). They are more expensive, but will save you a lot of money in the long run.
How many hours a day would the light be on? Let’s do the math with 1 hour, you can multiply it by how ever many hours you need it.
15 watts x 1 hour = 15watt hours (wh). (If it’s 2 hours, that’s 30wh) Take that number and put it in a solar calculator like http://www.altestore.com/store/calculators/off_grid_calculator/. It asks how many days you want to store in case you have no sun, how cold it gets there, and how many volts. That will tell you how big of a battery. 2 days, really cold, 12V, you’ll need a 10ah battery, that’s really small.
Then it will ask where are you, to decide what size solar panel you need. Here in Boston, I need a 5W panel.
To make sure the battery doesn’t get over charged, you should use a charge controller.
15W DC CFL Light bulb (equal to 100W incandescent) – http://www.altestore.com/store/Lighting-Fans/Compact-Fluorescent/Compact-Fluorescent-Dc/Phocos-CL1215W-12V-15-W-Warm-CFL-Lamp/p1007/
6W 12V panel – http://www.altestore.com/store/Solar-Panels/1-to-50-Watt-Solar-Panels/Sunwize-SC6-12V-6-Watt-12-Volt-SolCharger/p4218/
12V 12ah battery – http://www.altestore.com/store/Deep-Cycle-Batteries/Batteries-Sealed-Agm/Universal-UB12120-12V-12AH-20HR-Sealed-AGM/p1996/
4.5A 12V charge controller – http://www.altestore.com/store/Charge-Controllers/Solar-Charge-Controllers/PWM-Type-Solar-Charge-Controllers/Morningstar-Charge-Controllers-PWM/Morningstar-Sunguard-45A-12V-Pwm-Charge-Cntrlr/p793/
Or buy one already made with solar, lights, and batteries built in – http://www.altestore.com/store/Lighting-Fans/Outdoor-Lighting/Sunwize-Solar-Outbuilding-Light-System-10-Watt/p4644/
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Solar Battery Panel Portable USB Charger for MP3 Phone $0.98 |
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300watts×3pcs grid tie wind/solar panel power inverter $299.99
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New 12V-10A 120W solar panel control charge regulator-a $12.62 |
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Solar Panel Charger Controller Regulator 10A 12V/24V $0.86 |
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Solar Battery Panel USB Charger for MP3 Cell Phone PDA $4.98 |
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5 Watt Solar Panel Power Charger 12 Volt Battery 5W $22.54 |
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2W Mono Solar Panel Car Battery Laptop Notebook Charger $17.13 |
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Solar Powered New Outdoor LED Shed Light Flood Panel $22.54 |
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Portable Solar Power Panel Charger for iPod iPhone 3G $9.01 |
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300watts×10pcs grid tie wind/solar panel power inverter $999.99 |
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Solar Panel Charger Controller Regulator 10A 12V 24V ST $0.99 |
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1 KW of solar cells DIY panel kit, 5×5 cells w/wire kit $425.00 |
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Kyocera Solar panel. 28V 30mA $19.95 |
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Solar Panel Charger Controller Regulator 12-24V/ 12A $18.03 |
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6V 2.5W Solar Panel for Solar Chargers, Robot, Gilders $11.99 |
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12V Solar Panel Car Battery Charger Van Truck Boat $44.19 |
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Solar Panel USB Battery Charger for mobile MP3 MP4 PDA $0.01 |
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Sunforce 50022 5-Watt Solar Battery Trickle Charger $50.88 Solar Power Chargers for your 12V batteries and accessories. Power-up anywhere, affordably! These Solar Power devices grab free “juice” from the sun! They extend the life of your 12V batteries, maintain the charge and allow you to run various electronics (deer feeders, landscaping pumps, etc.) from your batteries. Clean, silent operation… with both cigarette lighter adapter and battery clamps. T… |
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Rechargeable SOLAR POWER Boost for iPod, iPhone 3G(S), DROID , ALL BlackBerry’s, Kindle 2 / DX – Refuel 3 Ways AC, USB and SOLAR $20.45 SOLAR Charger Power Pak Powerful enough to charge all of your portable electronics using the POWER of the SUNProvides a source of POWER when away from outlets Solar Panels charge and maintain 1400 mAh of power! 60 minute charge provides up to 180 minutes of talk time or 72 hours of standby time. AC power adapter charging 2-5 hours. Computer charging 3-5 hours. Solar Charging 5-7 hours. Includ… |
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Sunforce 7 Amp Charge Controller $19.39 Be sure your solar charger doesn’t over do it. When using 15 watts or more of solar power, you’ll want this charge controller to protect your car battery from overcharging. This handy device will protect your vehicle’s 12V battery when using up to 105 watts of solar power. Imported. 1Hx2-1/2Wx5L”…. |
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Solar Sex Panel Track Listing: 1. Solar Sex Panel 2. Do With Me What You Want To Do (Non-LP Track) 3. Haunted House (Non-LP Track). Made in Germany…. |
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Solar Sex Panel Track Listing: 1. Solar Sex Panel 2. Do With Me What You Want To Do (Non-LP Track) 3. Haunted House (Non-LP Track). Made in Germany. w/ Concert Poster… |
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Learn Sun Power:(DVD) How to Set up Batteries, Inverter, Charge Controller, and Panels for a Complete Off-grid Solar Energy System $39.95 If you want to put together a solar power system yourself this DVD is for you. Although it covers an off-grid system it is just as helpful for someone who wants to be partially on grid but would rather set up the system themselves. This is not an overview but rather programmed instruction. This DVD shows, step-by-step, how a 650-watt, off-grid, do-it-yourself solar-panel system was set up. The sys… |