Evo Energy


Do-it-Yourself – Solar Home Power Station
March 16, 2007, 12:22 am
Filed under: Evo News, New Solar PV Products

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Make the first step:  This kit is the starting point for achieving power self sufficiency in a home, business, holiday cottage or anywhere that may be subject to power cuts and to insulate the user from future energy price increases.

The kit contains all the necessary parts to be producing your own power within a few hours from new.
 
The solar panel must be located outside and is supplied with a robust aluminium stand that allows firm location either in the garden or on a flat roof (the stand supports the solar panel at the optimum angle of 30 degree’s). The supplied cable then runs from the solar panel and connects directly into the waterproof battery box, which contains a high performance 85Ah battery and a charge controller. The battery output cable then needs to enter the building and is then connected to the supplied power inverter. The inverter has a UK 3-pin socket on the other where a multi gang extension cable (not supplied) can be attached to run your electrical appliances.

Starter kit Contents
1 x STP080 – 80w solar panel
1 x  85Ah Deep Cycle Battery
1 x INV1000 – 1000Watt Inverter
1 x Waterproof Battery Box
1 x STSPR10 – 12Ah Charge Controller
1 x Aluminium solar panel stand
1 x 20m Cable bundle
1 x Power RCD Socket
1 x Connectors, fuses and terminals
1 x Detailed user manual


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i you can look closely on the
Do-it-Yourself – Solar Home Power Station you can see a battery that stores solar energy in to it. What kind of safe Batery will i need to store energy in and what kind of solar panel will i need to keep my fish tank running
Email me at NumanDaT-R3X@hotmail.co.uk

Comment by Numann

Hi Numann, What size pump do you have? You need to match the power use of the pump with the amount of energy that can make with your solar panel. The key is to store the same amount of energy as to how much energy you need for your pump. A safe battery is a Gel 12V battery.

Comment by kev

I would like to go solar with my home, but I cannot afford to do it all at once. What would be a good way to go about adding capacity each year and still stay tied into the grid without rewiring my home? Is there a system that can be set up like this?

Comment by tim guntle

where can i buy a solar home power station kit in the los angeles, ca. area ?

Comment by gabriel gaspar

I want to convert my pool pump to run on solar mostly, with conventional power as a backup. How can I size this requirement? I figure with the right number of panels and cells/batteries, I can generate enough power to run a standard 220v 1/2 hp pool pump for ~5 hours roughly every 24 hours. Have you heard of any devices that will start and stop a device/system as the batteries are charged/discharged?

Comment by Steve Johnson

I need to cut costs, this is the start

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