My Simple Solar Setup - 13watt Briefcase Panel, 500watt inverter & Charge Controller

This is my first experimental solar setup. A 13 watt briefcase photovoltaic solar panel attached to a charge-controller, then to a 500 watt power inverter, which then can power my tools.

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Science & Technology

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• solar
• simple
• setup
• Photovoltaic
• sun
• free
• renewable
• energy
• carbon
• inverter
• charge
• controller
• briefcase
• panel

[NaturalBushcraft]

Car batteries aren't the right type really for using with Solar. They are not designed to be fully ran down and charged up again, it damages them badly. You need to look at getting a 'deep cycle' battery which are designed for use & recharging a lot. They are more expensive but again they come in many different types so its gona require you to research into it a little. All the best,

[Crazy1991Rocker]

good job.You can use that to power the lights in your house.That's the way of saving energy! Nice work

[dodoinurpants]

can you give me some more details on this set up please. I have the same exact briefcase...however Im not as savvy as you with these things. what type of charge controller is that? I have a 400 watt inverter I can use. Thasnks

[METALMAN4Wii]

@metro2002 The voltage isn't constant with Solar so you need the battery and the energy exchange rate isn't equal. here's an example I have to leave my XTG Solar Usb charger in the window about 4 hours. to charge my ENV 3 cellphone for an hour maybe hour and a half max.....!

[Grimdopple]

no way that huge thing is just 13 watts, it has to be more?

[metro2002]

can you run aplliences directly of of the charge controller or do you have to use a battery?

[MultiJamie12345]

hi good video, i buying a small 4 watt solar briefcase. do i need a inverter to run some 1 watt lights of a car battery and charging it with the panel. thanks

[1kzrider]

Yea I got one and found it does not have the blocking diode in it. It feeds the blue led on it from the bat. Put a charge controller on it. Or local radio shack blocking diodes on it

[theoneagain]

you need agm GEL type batteries

They are expensives but PUcka for solar

100 Amphours for 170 euros

200 amphours 350 euros