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How Can You Use A 60 Watt Solar Panel?
Many folks are worried about the cost when they think about changing over their houses to solar power. They may also envision large solar panels on the top of their roof and a huge electrical unit that contains lots of complex electrical stuff. This can discourage many people from getting a solar panel system, because a complete system costs approximately $8,000... yeah, it's not low-cost!
In the long haul, utilizing solar power for electricity in your home will save you money since all of your energy is being created by the sun, and don't forget that solar energy is clean energy, meaning the environment won't suffer as a result of using it. When you pay off the the initial investment for your solar panels, you will start to save a considerable amount of money because you will have no more electric bills and are essentially getting your energy for free. Evidently, if you can afford the initial investment then it's wise to consider installing solar panels for your house's energy, still, if you can't afford this there is an alternative (of some kind).
The alternative is to buy a small independent solar panel of 60 watts. While this will not provide power for the entire house, it can still save you a bit of money and provide electricity for part of your home. For instance, you could light up several energy efficient bulbs around your house or outside, giving you more security for your home. Or how about supplying power for a mini icebox to keep in your room for snacks? A lot of people wouldn't ordinarily be able to afford this since it's thought to be a luxury. But since you would basically be using free energy, it wouldn't cost that much.
Of course, you don't have to just waste this new energy you're getting! You could power your laptop or a PC from your 60 watt solar system, saving you electricity and thus saving you money on your energy bill. You could also choose another appliance that doesn't use much energy and power in with your solar panel system in order to save some money. While you can't plug in a lot of devices to the solar panel because of a limited capacity, you can still save money on energy by connecting a few things. 60 watts isn't a lot of electrical energy but who said you have to stop at one small panel? You could buy two, three or even a dozen to produce more power for your house, allowing you to add more energy hungry gadgets to your panel.
Small solar panel systems of 60 watts cost around 400 to 900 dollars to buy, however if you are a handy man you can build one from scratch for a fraction of that price. These small solar panels allow you to save money and help the environment bit by bit without the big initial investment.
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Why is a charge controller not necessary for a 5 watt solar panel?
My 5 watt solar panel car battery charger manual states that charge controller is not necessary for panels under 15 watts. I'm trying to understand the physics of why that's the case. Even if my panel is only putting out say 15 volts at 350mA couldn't it eventually overcharge a battery? What if the 5 watt solar panel were connected to a smaller battery, like a 7amp 12v, could it overcharge that battery? BTW, it has a diode to keep the battery voltage from discharging into the solar panel.
A typical lead-acid battery can safely be "trickle charged" at C/100 rate, where C is the capacity (if you are talking car battery, that is about 50Amp-hours typical). C/100 for a 50Ah battery is 500mA, so 350mA won't hurt it. The trickle-charge just overcomes losses due to battery self-discharge, which is fairly high in lead acid batteries. Your current is also limited by the internal impedance of the solar cell and diode.
On a small, 7Ah, 12V battery then, yes, you do run the risk of overcharging if you leave your solar panel connected because you will be charging at about C/20.
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