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Message Subject Any solar guru's on GLP?
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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The best way to think about it is:

You want the batteries with the highest recharge rate you can get. Lets say a nice lion battery will take 45 amps.

The charge controller should be matched, say like 50amps. It should have a "boosting" function, say mppt.

Nice to be able to have it control wind charging as well, which means a place to dump waste power. Generator input is suggested.

Pick the highest dc voltage you can afford, say 24v.

The panels, then, should be configured to supply the max of the charge controller in terms of amps at max sun.

Now you can charge one battery set at max efficency.

Prepare to be sad.

Calculate your expected draw for a day, then for 3 days at 50% recharge max. This involves seeing how the ac to dc conversion is going to cost you lol.

That 3 day total should be your battery bank depth target. Its gonna suck.

Then hook up as many batteries as you need to get the right voltage 12v, 24v and depth say 6000 amp hours.

Run the genny when the solar cells cant keep up.
 
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