Solar Panel And Alternator

I was told i need to turn off cut the solar panels when my sailboats engine and alternator are running otherwise i may blow the controller.

Solar panel and alternator.

Are you charging a battery bank or attempting to use t. Welcome to hurricane wind power wind generators and solar panel power systems. Mount the panels flat on the roof install a battery monitor so you can monitor the aux battery voltage without having to open something up install a battery isolator between your starting battery and aux battery to allow you to charge the aux battery from the vehicle alternator in the event the solar panels cannot keep up with demand. So if i didn t want any solar panels on the roof would i be able to consume about 50 amp hours per day from 300 amps of lithium batteries by just charging off a dedicated and separate alternator in a ford transit if i drive an average of 2 hours per day.

We add an extra step and hook an alternator switch between the solar batteries and the van batteries so with a flip of a switch the vans alternator can charge up the solar batteries. At hurricane you will find a collection of some of the finest renewable energy products at the best prices on the market. We use 2 agm. Not for use with alternators rated less than 100a smart alternators or rigs with regenerative braking.

However that is the real question what are your requirements. Enable alternator charging to a drop in lithium battery bank. Every time i turn on the engine i am engage a cut off switch installed. If so would i gladly spring for the extra 150 or 250 amp alternator.

We specialize in the design and implementation of on and off grid stand alone and grid tie wind generators solar panels and micro hydro energy. An option boost feature lets your house batteries start your ignition when your starter battery is dead. For simplicities sake think of it as power going from the alternator or the charge controller to the batteries but not the other direction. Bhupender is basically correct.

I recently installed solar panels as you have described above. Your solar panel s and charge controller are coming from an entirely different path.