Solar Beginners Corner

New to solar? Then this is the place to start. Basic solar, wind, battery, inverter stuff.

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Illustration of 8 KW (DC) GT Solar PV System Install for Residence in Urban Area 1 2...9 10 Announcement	a0128958 November 2009	279	375.8K	a0128958 August 2016
Panel Angles 1 2 Announcement	Thomas January 2012	39	13.1K	fauss May 2016
Small array grounding	KhellSk May 23	5	38	Tecnodave 6:35AM
Mixed Watt panels .	ArneToo May 23	2	27	bill von novak May 23
MPPT vs PWM coupled with Voltage Down Controller	SLPx May 8	1	41	bill von novak May 22
?How do I run 28 volt panel to run 12 volt pond pump on the cheap?	monkfarm May 18	8	87	bill von novak May 22
Solar Controller Sizing, Please Help Me Out	janka May 20	15	86	BB. May 20
The outback fm80 can hold 1,380W at 24v system?	giovi May 13	13	141	petertearai May 17
Questions regarding 12 volt loads on a 24v system? Ultracapacitors?	PNW_Steve December 2016	13	384	nubbs May 16
battery life	Plucka May 13	2	65	Plucka May 13
MPPT vs PWM with Voltage Down Controller circuitry	SLPx May 8	3	61	BB. May 8
Please check my math	woowoo2 April 20	13	141	woowoo2 May 8
Aeration pump question	milt May 5	2	42	milt May 6
Unusual solar power problem	oldandslow April 26	15	230	BB. May 5
What is the normal resting voltage of a fully charged AGM 12V battery?	Matty May 2	6	86	Estragon May 4
best approach to connect 6 trojan 6 volts batterry	DarkstormNH April 28	6	105	littleharbor2 May 1
solar panel voltage	robocop April 27	3	66	robocop April 27
ssmith1952: AC inverter shuts solar system down 1 2	System April 13	45	277	BB. April 24
Dipping my toe into solar energy.	Kenth April 2	19	206	Kenth April 24
Heating water with pvc pipe	Plucka November 2018	6	136	NANOcontrol April 24
Fridge is surge overloading inverter 1 2	flighthouse September 2009	49	9.5K	jonr April 22
Inverter=Bought, now panels???? 1 2	rdg1 February 27	58	384	Surfpath April 18
Greetings from new user (pics inside) 1 2 3	_OS_ July 2008	84	7.8K	_OS_ April 16
Inveter backup with 100ah battery	Taslim April 13	4	66	Tecnodave April 15
12v dc vs 220v ac usage from PV	Taslim April 15	2	45	Taslim April 15
Grounding	Butch1952 November 2016	22	220	Tecnodave April 14
A relative newbie asking about low voltage disconnect	misplacedfriday March 18	11	123	BB. April 14
Seeking Advices to minimize Voltage drop	mjb652 April 5	11	115	mcgivor April 13
battery voltage ??'s and more	shockman March 11	25	234	Vic April 12
Two battery banks, one inverter ?	photon_trap April 11	9	99	photon_trap April 12
Add Solar Panels to charge battery bank for inverter	roks1 March 12	21	233	BB. April 11
Solar setup help.	dehahn1984 April 9	5	86	Tecnodave April 10

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