Questions tagged [solar-charge-controller]
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How to charge a 10s lithium 18650 battery pack with solar panels? [closed]
I am working on a portable speaker project where i would like it to be able to charge with solar panels. My issue is that i cannot find any information to how i would do it with a battery pack as big ...
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Switch between charging source for LiPo battery using PMOS?
I have a 3.7V LiPo battery, a usb charger this one and a solar MTTP LiPo charger (this one). The goal is to use the solar charger as default and the usb as a back up. Especially, when charging with ...
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Gel battery overcharge
I have 2 identical 12 V 100 Ah lead-acid batteries in parallel. I used to keep them fully charged with a mains charger, one with a built-in algorithm for these kind of batteries.
I recently hooked up ...
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Solar Li-Po battery charger with MPPT algorithm
I'm new here but I have read a lot of topics here about my question. I am designing a solar battery charger with MPPT algorithm but I don't know if I am doing it well.
First of all my specs are here:
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Measuring battery voltage in PV scenario with MPPT charge controller with inverter
So I'm doing a PV project with wifi enabled statistics.
I'd like to see the watts coming in and out and the battery charge level, estimated battery charge and discharge time.
I'm designing PCB to ...
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Battery sizing for motor?
I have a question regarding battery sizing and solar panel sizing ,I am not from an engineering background that's why i might need some help with this.
I want to run a 24vdc gear motor 180W 11.5 amps ...
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Charging an ezip battery with solar panels
How do I charge a 24v ezip battery using my solar panels setup?
I have an existing solar system 2x100 watt panels in parallel using a PWM charge controller and a 12v 100ah battery.
The simplest ...
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Should a off-grid wind charge controller be UL certified? [closed]
I recently bought a 2kW wind generator, 48V Charge controller and a UL certified off grid wind inverter for my Home based wind project prototype. My charge controller which I am using to rectify the ...
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What is the best battery configuration for a solar powered electric fence setup?
I have two solar panels: SunWize SW-85P; 85W max power, 5.1A, 16.7V.
I have a charge controller: SOLAR BOOST 2000E.
I have four 12V batteries: two Interstate SRM-24 (couple years old), two CarQuest ...
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What are the technical challenges in developing a battery-less off-grid solar PV system (solar panel + DC-DC converter with MPPT + Inverter + Load)? [duplicate]
I am trying to develop a battery-less off-grid power system. I know the obvious reasons for not deploying such a system; no backup at night etc.
Also, I understand that current MPPT charge controller ...
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How do MPPT charge controllers curtail the power if the load is less than the solar generation?
I am trying to understand how MPPT charge controllers work when the load is less than the solar power generation. Let's assume an off-grid system with battery backup and no dump load. In my ...
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MPPT without a battery
I have a device that pulls about 10 amps and is typically powered with a car battery. It runs fine with less amperage but needs 9 to 14 volts. I want to power my device directly from a solar panel but ...
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Connecting 18650 batteries in parallel? [closed]
I have encountered a bizarre situation, i bought two 18650 batteries each of 3.7V, 2200mAh, im using a Tp4056 based charger with battery protection which has DW01A and FS8205 to protect the battery ...
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wiring two inverters/charger at the same battery bank
I have 30 solar panels charging 12 batteries (48V system, 4 12V batteries in series ×3 ). 230 W / V=36.4V \$I_{\text{SC}}=8.56\,\text{A}\$
My problem is that I have not found a solar charger for the ...
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How do I re-wire my Airstream Fusebox so as to follow best practices?
I was not sure if this was better suited for Automotive Stack Exchange, but here goes. I'm tying to redo the fuse panel in my Airstream and I have some questions about the best way to wire it. The ...
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Questions about using a step up/down voltage regulator in a solar charging application
In my portable 12V solar charging system, my MPPT charge controller and LiFePO4 battery pack don't play together well at end of charge. The battery disconnects at some low charge rate, and when this ...
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Help designing a satellite MPPT board [SPV1040] [duplicate]
I'm in the process of developing a pocketqube and I am currently working on the power system.
I am hoping to use an SPV1040 MPPT IC to simplify the design and maximize efficiency.
Each side of the ...
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Power bank charging using a solar panel
I'm trying to charge a power bank of 5V, 5000mAh, using a solar panel 6V, 14W.
I have made the connection from the solar panel to a DC-DC convertor (specification: 3-37V, 3A) which steps down to a ...
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0.9v boost with Tp4056 for 6v Solar Panal?
Can I use it like this...
If so how can I limit my solar panel to only output 5v cause my booster can only handle up to 5v input.
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Solar panel system - figuring out the right specifications
I'm building an off-grid security system, based on a smartphone as a 24/7 security cam and an arduino nano for several sensors. A pretty interesting build in my opinion, maybe I'll post about it ...
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Is it safe to connect a small solar panel to a lead acid with only a diode?
Is my setup safe? I'm connecting two 7.2v 100ma solar panels in parallel using two 1N5817 then to a to 6v lead acid battery with a Constant Voltage Charge of 7.3-7.4v for cycle use.I can't use a MPPT ...
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Drawing DC current from batteries on charge controller
I have an off-grid solar system where this inverter/charge controller (ICC) is connected to a 48V battery (which is in fact 2 parallel quartets of 12V batteries, but this is non-relevant detail I ...
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Charging a 4000mAh Li ion battery using multiple TP4056 ICs
As single TP4056 IC rated current is 1A,so I was thinking to connect multiple TP4056 ICs in parallel, such that enough current can be sourced to charge the li-ion battery(400mAh) connected.
Here is ...
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Limit MPPT solar charger output voltage
I have a problem with my mppt solar voltage regulator. I have a campervan with three 320 W solar panels (Voc 40.8 V, Vmpp 33.3 V) connected in series on the roof, and two 260 Ah, 12 V AGM batteries ...
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TP4056 heating very badly
I’m charging a Li-ion 3.7 V, 3500 mAh using a TP4056 charge controller IC and feeding a 6 V, 9 W monocrystalline solar panel to charge it.
When I connect the solar panel at good sun light at 2 PM in ...
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Charging a single 12V battery from 2 solar panels
I'm building a solar powered robot that uses a 12V lithium battery. It will have two (17.6V max) solar panels - one on the top and one on the bottom (so it will still work if it flips), meaning I won'...
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How to store/use energy that could be generated from a solar cell duing the off stage of a buck converter?
I am trying to design and build a MPPT charger to charge a battery from a solar cell. From what I understand, an MPPT controller is basically a buck converter where the output voltage is optimized ...
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14watt 6v solar panel feeding to a TP4056 based charger for charging a Li-ion battery
How to design a solar power based power supply for charging a Li-ion Battery of 3.7v 3500mAh, using TP4056 ?
Specs about Tp4056 based charger using are it is programed for 1.2A current max, and 4.2v ...
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3-axis solar tracker design
Is it possible to design a 3-axis solar tracker using three stepper motors just like dual-axis solar tracker in which we use two stepper motors one for elevation and one for azimuth?
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buck converter doesn't work [duplicate]
I am doing my project. and it's about a DC-DC converter.
I am using HCPL 3021 as a driver for the MOSFET IPPR045C7.
in open loop cicuit, I am using Vin=60V, with duty cycly = 60% of PWM signal (F=...
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Solar and Batteries [closed]
I want to ask a few questions that relate to solar panels and the charging of batteries. I have looked all over the internet for answers but have not found anything that answers my concerns. The most ...
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Design a Li-Po battery charger with small solar panel and charger controller with embedded MPPT
I'm designing a small solar charger with these characteristics:
SOLAR PANEL
Voc = 5,65 V
Vmp = 4,25 V (Voc -25% approx.)
Isc = 250 mA
IC CHARGER CONTROLLER
STMicroelectronics SPV1040 High ...
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Harvesting energy from solar and “USB”
I'm designing circuit based on a microcontroller, powered by a solar cell. As an experiment, I wanted to add an energy harvesting IC (bq25504). When programming, I'd like to be able to charge the ...
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charge controller question: disconnect pv with mppt from full battery
I'm creating a battery charging model with pv and a buck converter controlled via a P&O mppt algorithm. My charge controller currently disconnects the pv panel from the battery as the latter ...
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Solar panel selection
I have a project being setup in my garden for an aeroponics system its basic components are:
1. Esp8266
2. Single channel relay board
3. Temperature & humidity sensor
4. 12v 3a - 100psi pump
5. 2 ...
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Solar panel Voc
Open circuit voltage is high in solar panels,when feeding the same voltage to any charge controller IC which has Operating voltage range which is far less than the Open circuit voltage, will that ...
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Solar charging a lipo battery with ESP8266 as a battery load
I am trying to add solar harvesting capability to my IoT device based on esp8266. I am using linear charge controller (MCP 73831) with solar input to charge a 500maH lipo battery.
An observation when ...
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What are the limits to connecting batteries in parallel?
i've been researching components for a solar project and have been struggling to find an answer to this general question:
how do you determine how many batteries, or series of batteries (lead acid in ...
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How does a maximum power point charge controller regulate the charging current, when it always draws the maximum current from the panel?
I want to understand exactly how an MPPT charge controller works and all I could find is this:
An MPPT charger is a DC-DC transformer, that when it lowers the input voltage, it raises the output ...
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solution to replace tlc2272cp ic
I am trying to bulid the following circuit that work as solar power charging controller. Unfortunately, I couldn't find IC1 named as TLC2272CP that works as dual low-noise rail-to- rail Operational ...
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Cheap PWM Charge controller not charging the battery
I recently got myself a CMG-2430 PWM charge controller(pretty cheap I know) and a 12v deep cycle battery. The problem is that the charge controller doesn't charge the battery when I connect the solar ...
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Need help in making an automatic battery cut-off switch
I want help in making a automatic cut-off circuit to stop charging of the battery when the potential across the battery reaches 13.3 Volts. The problem is that I want to cut-off the Solar panel from ...
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Precautions when connecting both an inverter and solar panel to AGM deep cycle battery simultaneously
I am a complete novice with batteries, inverters and solar panels / regulators. I have purchased a 130Ah AGM deep cycle battery, a 500W pure sinewave inverter and 2 x 100W solar panels with built-in ...
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Charging Li-Poly Battery with Small solar panel
I have Li-poly battery that is 4.2V 2000mAh with a protection circuit.
I have solar panel that is 5V 250mA.
The aim is to charge the battery to maintain a fully charged battery, so it really ...
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Connecting solar panel to a USB controller
I am a complete beginner in this area so please excuse me if my question is stupid (I am just starting and have a lot to learn). English isn't my first language so pardon me if I make any mistakes (or ...
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MCP73831: design a lithium battery charging circuit
I am trying to design a charging circuit for a lithium polymer battery with 2200 mAh capacity and 3.7 V nominal voltage. The integrated circuit for the control of the charge of the battery is the ...
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Calculate the charging time of a battery with a solar cell while the battery is being used.
I'm working on GPS tracking device and I need to know how to calculate how long it would take for it to run out of power.
The unit is using drawing an average current of 5mA from a Lithium 3.7 V ...
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LiPo or NiMH Batteries and Charge Controller
I’m a senior Electrical Engineer student and am working on a team capstone project where we need to use solar power to recharge a set of batteries.
Our little contraption design, a box carrier with a ...
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lock output solar panel if too few current
I use a solar panel which provide 12v-3W. I convert that to 5V using this converter.
This 5V is used as input of a card which to charge a lipo battery and as a power supply for a raspberry zero.
The ...
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Is the power from solar panel redirected to load when battery is full?
When the solar panel attached to a charge controller then to a battery, simply stops the charging when the battery is full or Is the charge controller(MPPT) smart enough to redirect the power directly ...
