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Posted by Paul (in NY) on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 10:14:31 :
In Reply to: OT - Solar charging 12V battery posted by Joe Cimoch on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 09:28:03 :
Joe;
I am running a Photovoltaic system to power my pellet stove at night after shutting down the generator. It also powers a few nice LED wall lamps, that come on when the grid fails.
I am using a 75 watt Siemens PV Aray and a Morningstar Prostar 12 controller. Depending on the season, I can set my PV aray at my Latitude, Latitude -15 degrees, Latitude + 15 degrees for maximum illumination.
The Prostar controllers control battery charge as is required and will go to a trickle when the battery is fully charged.
Even on sunless days, the large PV panel still gets enough illumination to provide a little charge.
Here is the link to the controller;
www.morningstarcorp.com click on products and go down to the Prostar Controllers.
The pictures are my PV Aray set at the summer position and my contoller.
Paul
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