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Top Brands
- Midsummer Energy: solar panels
- Victron Energy: solar panels, solar controllers, inverter chargers, DC-DC converters, AC battery chargers
- Panasonic HiT: solar panels
- LG Solar: solar panels
- Perlight Solar: solar panels
- Q Cells: solar panels
- EP Solar: solar controllers, inverters
- Western Co: solar dual MPPT controllers, buck-boost MPPT controllers
- Shield: sealed leisure batteries
Applications
- Solar panels on narrowboats
- Solar panels on caravans and motorhomes
- Solar panels on yachts
- Solar panels on sheds, barns and garages
- Powering automated equipment with solar panels
- Powering an electric fence with a solar panel
Solar Panel Wiring Diagrams
- Simplest solar circuit
- Using a solar regulator
- Charging two battery banks from a single solar panel
- Using Low Voltage Disconnects
- Wiring several panels in parallel for 12V systems
- Wiring two panels in series for 24V systems
- Selecting the correct cables, fuses and connectors
- Wiring up an inverter
Technical Articles
- Types of solar panel
- How solar panels work
- Solar panel myths
- PWM or MPPT? Choosing the right regulator for off-grid systems
- How to choose batteries for off-grid applications
- Inverters - A brief introduction