Hi all,
Completely new to the solar panel era and am pretty much a novice in electrical circuits but love learning new things and am fascinated by how things work and run.
From my very basic reading up so far I've decided to go out and purchase a little setup to ween myself into this easily.
I've just bought:
1 x 60W Solar Panel
1 x 20Amp Charge Controller
1 x 90Ah 12v Battery
1 x 400w 12v -> 230 240v inverter
1 x 8 Way Extension Lead Surge Protector ( 13A Fused )
6 x 5w Garden Lights w/Bulbs
The solar panel stats are:
Voc: 21.6V
Vpm: 18V
Short circuit current (Isc): 3.05A
Working current (Ipm): 2.77A
Output Tolerance: ±3%
Question 1) Would 5.75amp 12v wire running from the panel to the charge controller be ok?
I was thinking of going upto 20 to max with the controller input, but for now I was just going to use what I have laying about.
Question 2) Would a standard car battery cable set from the charge controller to the battery suffice? I can't imagine
Question 3) IS the final setup below correct or am I missing something or anything?
Thanks in advance!
Completely new to the solar panel era and am pretty much a novice in electrical circuits but love learning new things and am fascinated by how things work and run.
From my very basic reading up so far I've decided to go out and purchase a little setup to ween myself into this easily.
I've just bought:
1 x 60W Solar Panel
1 x 20Amp Charge Controller
1 x 90Ah 12v Battery
1 x 400w 12v -> 230 240v inverter
1 x 8 Way Extension Lead Surge Protector ( 13A Fused )
6 x 5w Garden Lights w/Bulbs
The solar panel stats are:
Voc: 21.6V
Vpm: 18V
Short circuit current (Isc): 3.05A
Working current (Ipm): 2.77A
Output Tolerance: ±3%
Question 1) Would 5.75amp 12v wire running from the panel to the charge controller be ok?
I was thinking of going upto 20 to max with the controller input, but for now I was just going to use what I have laying about.
Question 2) Would a standard car battery cable set from the charge controller to the battery suffice? I can't imagine
Question 3) IS the final setup below correct or am I missing something or anything?
Thanks in advance!