PORTABLE SOLAR POWER UNIT

                                                                                   

Having another power source is extremely benifecial especially if it is portable, even if not used for power outage it's handy when out and about. A portable solar power supply unit, this can be as technical and costly or as easy and cheap as you wish. For example all you need is a battery which you could buy from a scrap yard and a reasonable panel to charge your battery during the day. All depends on what you plan it to power.
               SIMPLE BASIC SYSTEM

  CONTAINED POWER UNIT

Making a simple contained power unit would be a step up from the basic car battery connected to a panel idea. Get yourself a box for the battery, a marine/leisure battery box is an option such as the example below, then add your requirements to it

Pic - stock image

Here is a look at the unit i put together using 2 batteries and a bread bin. It is chargeable by solar, vehicle or mains.

The beginning, one bread bin, one car battery and one 12v Yuasha battery. 

Sprayed

Add some stickers

The completed project

LED strip 

Voltage indicator

Rear / side view, mains charger plug

Accessories 

Cat's on recharge ha 

Unit powering 12v strip lights

In vehicle charging with the

Secondary charge circuit in the boot

Solar charge, either portable option with panel on the box or indoors from panel fixed outside. 

Portable option with panel affixed to the unit.

From panel fixed outside, unit sits connected in kitchen

Mains 220/12 v charge, managed to squeeze a little mains charger in under the Yuasha battery

DO NOT MESS WITH MAINS VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS UNLESS YOU ARE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, IT COULD KILL YOU

FULL BREAKDOWN

 THE PANEL

Fitting the panel

CONTROLLER

 Originally i had a basic LED voltage indicator but updated with a controller unit

Here's the controller, it has 2 USB outlets and one main

Fitting and testing, panel output displayed here on the multimeter

LINKS

LINK - Beginners simple solar setup

LINK - Solar supplier with lots of info 

LINK - Calculating your solar requirements

                                                                               

Basic solar layout

http://azartclub.org/

I WILL HAVE MORE TO ADD REGARDING THIS PROJECT REGARDING ADDITIONAL BATTERY AND AN INVERTER WHICH I SHALL UPDATE WHEN EVENTUALLY COMPLETED. KERRY.

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