Ever wondered how efficiently your solar charger is working? What is their most efficient output or how the panels are giving in power? Well, there is a measurement method that gives out the number of two different outputs of your solar charger. These are called VOC and VMP. VOC gives you the number of how…
Planning to get a solar panel is always a good thing. You’re thinking about the environment, generating clean energy, and also, saving up on some electric bills. The latter puts a smile on anyone’s face. You can get a huge solar system, or get a solar connection if your area has one. This is where…
Who doesn’t want more from their battery? If there was an option to never charge them, we would do it, wouldn’t we? No matter what the battery type. But like any other thing, there is a dangerous level of discharge point where any battery will shut off. Which is called the cut off voltage. Fearing…
As we humans are innovators, we tend to bring 2 and 2 together and make it 5. While the math isn’t right, it indicates we are creative, well, sorta. But during our childhood, we did a lot of things with a piece of mirror. Burning a hole in papers, books and even starting a campfire….
When you think about solar panels, they are huge and strong and generate power from the sun. Strong as a hulk as we say. But there are smaller ones too if you know. Like calculators and watches had them. If you are a camper and like handy gadgets, you will also come across keyfob size…
There are a lot of situations when you need to disconnect your solar panels. Changing their location, shifting to a new home, or simple maintenance. But it is not as simple as you can unplugging the wires or turning off the breaker switch. Well solar panels, continuously generate energy and store them. Even when they…
Solar panels are a blessing of modern technology that produces electricity by absorbing the sun rays. The usage of solar panels has expanded across the world, especially the areas that lack resources for generating electricity are mostly dependent on these panels. Users often have questions regarding solar panels and this particular question isn’t an exception….
Undoubtedly, solar charge controllers are essential for ensuring the better health of solar panels as they protect the panels from over and undercharging. They do that by regulating the power flow from batteries to panels. So, it’s clear that you need a charge controller for your solar panel to get better performance. Now for your…
Both IoTaWatt and Emporia are popular energy monitoring systems. IoTaWatt is customizable and measures overall energy consumption by connecting to the electrical panel. It can integrate with different CTs (current transformers) and measures single and three-phase electrical systems. Meanwhile, Emporia offers smart energy monitoring solutions primarily for residential use. It focuses on providing real-time data…
Being one of the renowned solar equipment producers, Victron Energy is a familiar name among solar users. Both Bluesolar and Smartsolar are a variety of MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) charge controllers manufactured by Victron. Smartsolar is the upgraded version of Bluesolar and they have a lot in common. But there are particular differences that…