The electricity generated from your home solar panels can be stored either in car batteries or solar batteries. Storing electricity is just a normal charging process and as long as the charger’s DC voltage meets the batteries charging requirement the batteries will be charged without any problems. » Read more: Deep Cycle Battery vs. Starter Battery
Portable Solar Panels
June 30th, 2009 1 comment »Portable solar panels offer an energy source to remote, emergency and military applications. Because of their mini size you can’t expect much from these units. In general they are designed for 12V rechargeable battery system. Panels those are rated below 5 watt normally deliver less than 300 mA per hour. » Read more: Portable Solar Panels
Electric Solar System – Calculating the Power
June 25th, 2009 1 comment »If you are interested in applying the electric solar system for your residence you might want to know how to roughly calculate or design the system. There are three main solar kits involved in this calculation: Your home solar panels, solar batteries and solar inverter. Let’s have a look on them one by one: » Read more: Electric Solar System – Calculating the Power
Solar Power Facts
June 17th, 2009 No comments »Hello, welcome back to the SolarCost Blog. Today we are talking about some solar power facts that might be useful for you and help you design your energy saving plan better. » Read more: Solar Power Facts
Solar Homes – A Long Term Investment?
June 10th, 2009 1 comment »Solar homes have some additional values that will benefit the owners in the long term; however installing the solar kits should be done only after you check some important factors to avoid spending money that does not give you the maximum benefits that the system promises. » Read more: Solar Homes – A Long Term Investment?
Solar Charge Controller
June 6th, 2009 No comments »A solar charge controller is needed if you choose to store the solar panels electricity in solar batteries. As we all know the intensity of the sun energy is totally controlled by nature and there is no guarantee the electric solar panels will produce a constant amount of electricity. A reliable solar charge controller will allow the uncertain solar panels’ voltage to safely charge the batteries. Without this controller you can potentially overcharge your batteries and damage the devices connected to it. For lead acid batteries overcharging may lead to internal crystallization which reduces the batteries’ lifespan. » Read more: Solar Charge Controller
Solar Inverter
June 3rd, 2009 No comments »Photovoltaic cell converts sunlight into direct current (DC) electricity. This type of electricity will not be suitable for household application because for home appliance we normally use alternating current (AC). A solar inverter is needed to do the current inversion. » Read more: Solar Inverter
Home Solar Panels Maintenance
May 29th, 2009 No comments »Home solar panels require minimum maintenance as per the manufacturer’s recommendation but sometimes people tend to ignore it, especially when they are mounted on roofs or other high places. In the areas with sufficient rain most of people do not clean their solar panels, but if you are living in a dusty area you have to periodically clean them. » Read more: Home Solar Panels Maintenance
Home Solar System – Useful Hints
May 26th, 2009 No comments »You can expect additional solar cost when you pick wrong components or do wrong installation. Here are some tips to help you set up your home solar system properly: » Read more: Home Solar System – Useful Hints
Solar Batteries
May 23rd, 2009 No comments »If you are living in a remote area where no power lines available then having solar batteries included in your solar power kits is a must. They are needed to store the electrical energy generated by the solar power panels. The batteries will drain current into the solar inverter when there is not enough sunlight to power up the system. » Read more: Solar Batteries
