GTIS Power and Communications Systems
Are you really going to sit out in the sun next to your solar panel?
How you plan to use your solar power system affects what you need to buy, especially when it comes to the solar panels. Picture exactly how you’re going to use your system before you buy. Continue reading
Compared to lead-acid batteries Lithium Iron Phosphate (abbreviated LiFePO4 or just LFP) batteries are simple to charge and quite forgiving about voltage set points. You can use most “12-V” lead-acid solar charge controllers to charge a 12.8 V LFP battery. On those with adjustable settings, here are our recommendations for voltage set-points and why.
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There is a lot of interest in charging tablets and phones directly from a solar panel, without the expense of an external battery and charge controller. We’ve done some testing on a variety of phones and several tablets that charge over a micro-USB connector at 5 V to determine what is practical.
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Watt-Hour Estimates for small 12V Solar Power SystemsWhen choosing a solar power system you need solar panels and batteries that can supply and store more than the average watt-hours you will be needing each day to run your equipment.
You may have heard of watts, but are wondering what a watt-hour is. Continue reading
Problem: Our families need to charge their cell phones and tablets but have no AC power available.
Solution: Use two Solartec Daisy-Chain XT60 panels SOLARTEC15-DAISY connected to the Half-Pint-XT Solar Power System Half-Pint-XT and add an Anker 5-port charger from Amazon. Continue reading