What else would I need in addition to these panels? Battery and inverter? Is that all? Thanks. Joe
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Depends on your requirements and application. Charge controller, AGM batteries, mounting hardware, M4 connectors and cable and if you want to convert the dc from the batteries into 120 v -- you will need the properly sized inverter.
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You might also want to look at a Charge controller so you don't over charge your deep cycle batteries.
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These are 12v panels. Unless you have a 24v mppt controller they should be parallel ( suggest to a combiner box ) feeding the charge controller which maintains the battery / bank state of charge. If these are your only two panels suggest a 20 amp (minimum) charge controller.
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Well you should have a power supply on your system to constantly charge the battery. The battery is only for backup when the power goes out. Your panel should have a power supply with it
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You will need additional items such as the trunk cable to attach the inverter to your AC electrical system also racking, solar panel, grounding, fusing and other items may also be neededHope this info helps you Joe
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if you bought the renogy solar panel bundle, you have everything you need to charge your batteries. the inverter you use will depend on how much power you would like to use at one time. to give you an example of how much to expect from solar panles and batteries. i have six solar panels and 8 -35 amp deep cell battiers. hooked up to a 3600 watt. inverter. at night i can run my tv, computer, vcr, printer, and a fan for 5hrs. and still have 12 volts or more in my batteries. by noon the next day all the batteries are back to 13 volts. if i run a big electric space heater the batteries are used up in about a half hr. so as you can see it depends on how much sun you get and what you are going to power. hope this helps.
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There should be battery back-up in parallel with solar panels to provide adequate current for operation. If there is a 4000 watt rating for the inverter, the battery should have 340A available for the inverter.
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I would think a 158ish ah battery would be more appropriate. You never want to take a battery below 50%. There are many factors to consider if this panel is suffient... Where you live, solar aspect, clouds and to get a better calculation, we would need to know the power draw in watts.
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A lot more information is going to be needed. What battery voltage are you going to be using, how far of a run, do the 100 watt panels have mc4 ends? The questions could go on for days. This has standard screw type terminals, so all you need to do is strip the copper, stick it in its hole, and tighten the screw. Hooking up panels can be a very different task if there are not mc4 ends. Then you will need a water/weatherproof junction box to combine the panel terminations, and then run a single line from where the panels. Your question is far too open ended to even try and answer. Be more specific
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you should not connect these panels directly to your batter bank. they should be connected to a charge controller and from the charge controller you connect the battery bank. depending on the charge controller you would then either connect your inverter to the battery bank or as on my controller there is a lead that can connect directly to a load such as an inverter.....hope this helps. I'd recommend researching charge controllers so that you keep your batteries in the best condition possible. I bought my controller from http://www.windsun.com/
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AC 120v. There's a solar panel and battery you can get, however, you need at least a 40w panel. I installed mine hardwired, no battery or solar, I just didn't want to deal with future maint and issues solar and batteries can bring into the mix.
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You can install the inverter directly to a solar panel but then you need to plug it into a cable and then that cable needs to be connected into you meter boxThanks, JEff
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Yes I did. I needed all the cables between individual batteries. The only ones that were included were the cables that run from the batteries to the Inverter. The batteries that I bought had screw posts that included the nuts and washers. Also not included were the 30 amp fuses. you need one before and after the battery controller on the positive line plus an 150 amp fuse between the batteries and the inverter on each positive line. hope that helps!
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I agree with most all said here before. Get 2 12v batteries in series = 24v, or 4 6v and hook up in series but controller is best way to go to match your solar panel. Most quality solar panels will charge 12v and 24v. Get a volt meter and check it out as you go. A fuse is a must. Good luck
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I asked the company a similar question and received a great, informational answer. First you need the Solar Panel Kit: http://www.baldwinpines.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=190 We would need extra low voltage wire since our panel had to be so far from the gate. And we would need a charge controller to protect the battery. There's one on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-7-Amp-Charge-Controller/dp/B0006JO0XI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1415053411&sr=8-6&keywords=charge+controller I would highly recommend asking the Gatekeeper company - I'm just passing on what we were told about our particular installation. They were so great with us and they definitly know their stuff! Here's all of the contact information from their website: BaldwinPines 224 McLemore Pvt Dr Somerville, AL 35670 (256) 333-GATE (Phone) (256) 498-0469 (Fax) Sales@baldwinpines.com For Technical Support, email support@baldwinpines.com
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3 batteries should do it, but to be safe 4.600 watts of panels to be safe. In theory you should need 2, but real world use is what im going by.
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You should have at least a basic charge controller to avoid over-charging your battery and possibly damaging it. The panel has built-in diodes to prevent discharging your battery when there's no light on the panel.
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Gene,We have a couple of inverters that would work. Are you going to set your system up as a 12 volt or 24 volt system.Joe