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Your Questions About Solar Generators
James asks…
Can an automobile voltage regulator be used in a 12v solar generator system?
Can an automobile voltage regulator be used in a 12v solar generator system?
i am trying to use a 12 volt automobile regulator for a solar panel and i want to know if any one has done this and whether it will work with a small solar panel. Any advice and opinion welcomed.
admin answers:
Probably not.
As the first link below shows, a car voltage regulator senses the voltage and tells the alternator to put out more or less voltage.
This is not the way a solar voltage regulator works.
The second link shows how a solid state voltage regulator works. It cuts down a voltage and stabilizes the voltage (eliminating ripples). This is the kind of voltage regulator you would need for a solar generating system.
Lizzie asks…
Can you make a residential/personal use solar generator from a 24-volt industrial solargizer?
I have a small supply of 24-volt industrial solargizers and am wondering if I can make a residential/Personal use solar generator from them?
admin answers:
Then you have a small supply of a device that supplies a very small amount of electricity. Each one has only a rather small 4 x 5 ” solar panel I suppose if your “small” supply was about 100 of them and you had the equivilent of a 40″ by 50″ pannel you might reach somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 watts on a clear bright day. That would be enough energy to run a laptop or maybe a small blender. Http://www.batterystuff.com/battery-restoration/24-volt/IS24L.html
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