This small LM339 based solar battery charger setup is designed to optimize the charging of your battery using any solar panel while protecting it from accidental overloads. Considering the extended battery life it allows you to achieve, it is an investment that quickly pays for itself. Circuit Description Our setup is nothing more than a […]
Solar Controller Circuits
High Efficiency Solar Charger Circuits using Switching Regulators
Solar power or electricity from sun light is so abundant that we can afford to waste it or dissipate it in the form heat. This means that we can use large, high power solar panels to charge batteries with lower power without bothering about how much solar energy is being wasted and how much the […]
How to Connect Solar Panels in Series and Parallel
In this post we will study how to connect solar panels in series and parallel and also learn how to calculate solar panels in series and parallel. Before I have explained the connection details, it would be important for us to learn some of the important parameters and specifications related to solar panels. Solar Panel […]
Types of Solar Panels, Solar Inverters Explained
In this article I have explained the main types of solar panels available in the market, and also discuss the different types solar inverters which are specifically compatible with these solar panels. Further in the article we will also discuss how the efficiency of a solar panel may be affected due to to bad weather, […]
How to Make Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell or Solar Cell from Fruit Tea
The innovation of dye-sensitized solar cells has expanded the device’s potential up to the point where it might completely oust costly silicon solar cells. In the following post I have explained how you can easily construct this versatile dye-sensitized solar cell using very ordinary materials. This experiment relies on the concept of utilizing the organic […]
Solar Charge Controller for 100 Ah Battery
This comprehensive solar charge controller is designed to effectively charge a big 12 V 100 Ah battery with utmost efficiency. The solar charger is practically foolproof in terms of battery over charge, load short circuit, or over current conditions. By Vismit Singh The key elements of this 100 Ah solar regulator circuit are, obviously the […]