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Solar panel controller
I am considering purchasing a Blue Sky Energy Solar Boost 2000E controller
(regulator) to use with my solar panels. The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. Does anyone have experience with these controllers? John Helgerson |
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"John" wrote in
: The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. |
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"Larry" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in : The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. IIRC, Practically A Sailor did a test and review on those units, and verified the manufacturer's claims. |
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KLC Lewis inscribed in red ink for all to know:
"Larry" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in : The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. IIRC, Practically A Sailor did a test and review on those units, and verified the manufacturer's claims. How do the Maximum Power Point controllers work? bob s/v Eolian Seattle |
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RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know:
KLC Lewis inscribed in red ink for all to know: "Larry" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in : The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. IIRC, Practically A Sailor did a test and review on those units, and verified the manufacturer's claims. How do the Maximum Power Point controllers work? bob s/v Eolian Seattle OK, nobody's answering me - I'll try it myself... IIUC, the "power Point' controllers are basically DC-DC converters, converting the 19 volts or so that the panels produce to 12.6 (or something), thus drawing from the panels at their output voltage instead of the battery's voltage. Presuming minimal change in current delivery, this would represent an increase in delivered power. OK, where am I wrong here? bob s/v Eolian Seattle |
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"RW Salnick" wrote in message ... RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know: KLC Lewis inscribed in red ink for all to know: "Larry" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in : The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. IIRC, Practically A Sailor did a test and review on those units, and verified the manufacturer's claims. How do the Maximum Power Point controllers work? bob s/v Eolian Seattle OK, nobody's answering me - I'll try it myself... IIUC, the "power Point' controllers are basically DC-DC converters, converting the 19 volts or so that the panels produce to 12.6 (or something), thus drawing from the panels at their output voltage instead of the battery's voltage. Presuming minimal change in current delivery, this would represent an increase in delivered power. OK, where am I wrong here? bob s/v Eolian Seattle Wish I could give you an answer, but electrically I'm just shy of being a low-grade moron. I can follow directions and connect wires, but that's about it. |
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RW Salnick wrote:
RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know: KLC Lewis inscribed in red ink for all to know: "Larry" wrote in message ... "John" wrote in : The manufacturer claims an increase in current power of 30%. What nonsense. The controller turns the panels OFF at the appropriate time. It doesn't manufacture power from thin air. I wouldn't buy his product because he lied to me. Larry -- Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun. IIRC, Practically A Sailor did a test and review on those units, and verified the manufacturer's claims. How do the Maximum Power Point controllers work? bob s/v Eolian Seattle OK, nobody's answering me - I'll try it myself... IIUC, the "power Point' controllers are basically DC-DC converters, converting the 19 volts or so that the panels produce to 12.6 (or something), thus drawing from the panels at their output voltage instead of the battery's voltage. Presuming minimal change in current delivery, this would represent an increase in delivered power. OK, where am I wrong here? bob s/v Eolian Seattle Assuming the panels can be modelled as an ideal voltage source with a (variable) series resistor (they cant but its a useful approximation) you are extracting the *maximum* power from the panel when its loaded to half its open circuit voltage, BUT you are unavoidably wasting the *same* amount of energy in heating up the panel. (n.b. this does *not* work for getting maximum *energy* out of a battery). I suspect they will actually be boosting 9.5V up to 12.6. -- Ian Malcolm. London, ENGLAND. (NEWSGROUP REPLY PREFERRED) ianm[at]the[dash]malcolms[dot]freeserve[dot]co[dot]uk [at]=@, [dash]=- & [dot]=. *Warning* HTML & 32K emails -- NUL: 'Stingo' Albacore #1554 - 15' Early 60's, Uffa Fox designed, All varnished hot moulded wooden racing dinghy. |
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