A Quick Summary of Our Solar System

A quick summary of our solar system:

Panels -> charge controller -> batteries -> inverter -> outlets, microwave, TV etc.

1 - The sun excites the solar cells to generate electricity which follows a wire to a combiner box where all 5 panels wires come together.

2 – A larger diameter wire goes from the combiner box to the charge controller. The charge controller takes in the wildly varying voltage from the panels (up to 23 volts) and acts like a lock on the river. It only lets the proper amount of voltage through to the batteries.

From the batteries the power goes to 12 volt things directly like the lights and water pump.

From the batteries the power also goes to the inverter. The inverter takes in the 12 volt power and converts it to very clean 120 volt power and feeds all the A/C outlets for the microwave, TV, Satellite receiver, phone chargers, vacuum cleaner, electric blanket, powers sprayer, laptops, internet inverter etc.

Here is a detailed list of the components:

Our system

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 Solar Panels:

5 solar panels on the roof - each 150 Watts

five OM150 Solar Panel Kits - the mounting hardware for the panels

5 Tilt Bar Sets for tilting the panels in the winter for more efficiency when the sun is low

   

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Solar Controller:

TS60/2/B System Core

Battery/Inverter Mini On/Off Switch to cut power from the solar panels
TriStar-60 MPPT charge controller, TS-RM-2 meter, Wire harnesses, etc.

TriStar-60 MPPT charge controller - inside monitor

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Inverter:
Magnum MS2012 Pure Sine Inverter
Battery/Inverter Mini On/Off Switch to cut power to the inverter

ME-BMK Battery Monitor Kit for Magnum Inverters
ME-RC50 Remote for Magnum Inverters - in bay

ME-RC50 Remote for Magnum Inverters - inside Batteries:

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6 Lifeline 300 amp-hour, 6 volt AGM Batteries - GPL-6CT

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Surge Protector:
Surge Protector HW50C by Progressive
Surge Suppressor Remote Readout EMS-HW50C by Progressive 

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Summary of the system in the battery bay