Solar Energy Solution - Installing A Solar Panel Aboard Your Boat
by John Peter Discussion PointAfter a recent five-day trip on our fishing boat, where we often
had to start a generator that supplies power to our 115V AC freezer to maintain
the temperature, I began to consider options. We spend more than ninety hours
at the birth of the ship; Time for another oil change! After a while, I put in
an inverter, which significantly improved the generator's operating time, but
there is still work to be done. However, to operate the inverter, I needed to
fully charge the battery. Then it happened to me, why not find Solar Energy for
use on our yacht. Solar Energy has
been used successfully since the mid-1950s and were originally used to search
for settlements. Its cost has been declining since about 2004, when its
popularity really increased. And now, with green pressure, Solar Energy are as
acceptable as ever. So I started going into it and saw how to buy and install
it; I was surprised. You can find many online retailers that will sell you Solar
Energy, but nowhere can I find a detailed description of how to decide how to
buy it and how to install it; Very little on the ferry. So this piece was
written as I went through the progress; So this is really an article that
learns.
What exactly are Solar Energy and how do they work?
A Solar Energy is basically any panel that uses solar thermal
energy to generate electricity. Solar Energy can be described as photovoltaic
panels used in business for panels that generate electricity from solar
emissions. Despite the limitation of Solar Energy discussed, almost all Solar Energy
are flat. The reason for this is that the surface of the panel must reach the
best angle of solar absorption at an angle of 90 ° from sunlight. Solar Energy
are able to absorb energy from the sun using a series of solar cells on its
roof. Just as a plant can take energy from the sun for photosynthesis, it works
in a similar way. When sunlight touches the Solar Energy on the PV panel, energy
is transferred to the silicon semiconductor. The energy is converted into
electrical energy with direct current (DC) and then discharged through the lead
wires to eventually reach the battery.
Types of Solar Energy
The most common types of plates used in sailing applications are
either polycrystalline or amorphous thin film cells. Polycrystalline panels are
the oldest technology obtained, as well as the most powerful. The right size
and in combination with suitable batteries are the panels used to cool large
loads.
Amorphous thin-film Solar Energy are only 50% more efficient than
multi-crystal panels, but they can be purchased in flexible varieties that can
roll or bend, or change to boat or bimini cabin sizes. They often don't provide
enough power to recharge them, but they can be used to charge a lightweight
battery bank.
How much energy can a solar cell produce?
Usually we measure Solar Energy by power, and
this is how we buy them. You can get Solar
Energy for boats ranging in size from 10 watts to 200 watts. But it's
easy to see when watts need to be converted to electricity. We calculate these
values by multiplying the power of the panel by the total number of hours the
panel is off (usually in Florida, this is called 5 hours per day). The output
of a 195 watt Solar Energy would be 195 x 5 hours = 975 watts / day. Then we
can determine that 975 watts / 12 volts = 81.25 amps per day.
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