solar power
July 10th, 2010 | 
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Ebay listings for solar power products.
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210 Schott 230 Watt Solar Panels – 48.3 kw of PV power $74,999.00 |
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Sumec North America Grid-Tie Solar System-7.92kW 33-Panel Array Power 7.9 $28,999.99 |
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Portable Solar Power Kit TPS-218 -30W each (180 MOQ) Solar Panel Solar Charger $28,800.00 |
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Folding Solar Power Kit 48W/12V TPS-207 $200 each 125 MOQ Solar Panel Charger $25,000.00 |
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Portable Solar Power Kit TPS-218 -13W $80 each (180 MOQ) Solar Panel Charger $24,000.00 |
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Sumec North America Grid-Tie Solar System-5.76kW 24-Panel Array Power 5.7 $21,499.99 |
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Sumec North America Grid-Tie Solar System-4.80kW 20-Panel Array Power 4.8 $17,999.99 |
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SOLAR SHARP ON/OFF GRID 5.280W SYSTEM POWER YOUR HOUSE DAY OR NITE ENDS12-10-11! $15,995.00 |
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SOLAR CSI ON/OFF GRID 5.170W SYSTEM POWER YOUR HOUSE DAY OR NITE ON GRID OR OFF $14,995.00 |
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Expandable 5.28 KW Solar Power System 22X240 WATT panel $12,999.00 |
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Sumec North America Grid-Tie Solar System-2.88kW 12-Panel Array Power 2.8 $11,999.99 |
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Expandable 5.28 KW Solar Power System 22X240 WATT panel $11,999.00 |
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3.6 KW Sharp Solar Enphase M215 Micro inverter Solar Power System GREAT PRICE!!! $10,764.00 |
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**3600 WATT** Enphase Micro inverter Solar Power System $9,999.00 |
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3.6 KW Phono Solar Enphase M215 Micro inverter Solar Power System GREAT PRICE!!! $9,999.00 |
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SOLARWORLD POWER SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER KIT / $9,954.00 |
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Sumec North America Grid-Tie Solar System-2.18kW 9-Panel Array Power 2.1 $8,999.99 |
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Steam Engine 40 HP Solar Water Heater Solar Power $7,800.00 |
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**2400 WATT** Enphase Micro inverter Solar Power System $6,999.00 |
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POWERFUL! SOLAR POWER GENERATOR BACKUP SOLAR GENERATOR $6,997.00 |
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Portable 1800 Watt Solar Generator Emergency Power $5,900.00 |
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Backup Power Source Secondary Solar PV Kit-1000W Model# 46002 $5,799.99 |
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Steam Engine 18 HP Solar Water Heater Solar Power $5,200.00 |
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Set of twenty 100 watt 12 Volt PV monocrystalline solar panels – Off-grid power $4,500.00 |
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NEW 14,000 Watts Solar Wind Panel Portable Power Back Up Generator Nashville $4,499.00 |
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Wood Fired Steam Boiler runs 5 HP Steam Engine Solar Power Outdoor Wood Boiler $4,400.00 |
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ENPHASE D380 DUAL Microinverters for solar power DC to AC conversion – $279 each $4,185.00 |
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6000w Power-One Aurora Solar Grid-Tie Inverter 6.0kw UL $4,096.00 |
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Steam Engine 10 HP Solar Water Heater Solar Power $4,000.00 |
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POWERFUL! SOLAR POWER GENERATOR BACKUP SOLAR GENERATOR $3,997.00 |
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PORTABLE PLUG & PLAY POWER HUB 1800 SOLAR GENERATOR $3,997.00 |
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SMA Sunny Island SI-5048U 5000 Watt Off-Grid Inverter. MSRP: $6430. Solar Power $3,995.00 |
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SUNRNR Solar Power Portable Electric Generator EcoGreen $3,700.00 |
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405WATT SOLAR ENERGY 3 PANEL DIY HOME POWER SYSTEM KIT 4 SLA BATTERIES & CONTROL $3,499.99 |
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3500 WATT Solar Power Panel Generator Back Up System NEW $3,499.00 |
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2KW Wind Turbine and Solar Power Supply System 48V $3,250.00 |
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Steam Engine 8 HP Solar Water Heater Solar Power $3,200.00 |
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6000W GRID-TIE POWER-ONE AURORA SOLAR INVERTER PV PVI-6000-OUTD-S-US $2,920.00 |
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Steam Engine 5 HP Solar Water Heater Solar Power $2,800.00 |
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SUNRNR Solar Power Portable Module Generator Eco Green $2,800.00 |
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Airpax Dimensions Power inverter 6000W 120 220V single or 3 phase solar energy $2,688.30 |
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5000W GRID-TIE POWER-ONE AURORA SOLAR PV INVERTER PVI-5000-OUTD-S-US $2,615.00 |
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3600w Power-One Aurora Solar Grid-Tie Inverter 3.6kw UL $2,590.00 |
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SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER CO. PARKING LOT REMOTE LIGHT $2,500.00 |
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4200W GRID-TIE POWER-ONE AURORA SOLAR PV INVERTER PVI-4.2-OUTD-S-US $2,305.00 |
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160W SOLAR POWER SYSTEM, 14.4 V 50AH LI-FE-P04 BATTERY BOX W/CHARGER, 5V to 24V $2,295.00 |
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New 120 Watt Solar Kit Remote Power Inverter Switch 12V $2,144.47 |
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3600W GRID-TIE POWER-ONE AURORA SOLAR PV INVERTER PVI-3.6-OUTD-S-US $2,105.00 |
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100w solar panel*5pc + 300w grid tie power inverter*5pc $2,000.00 |
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Solar Power Generator & with Backup Power / UPS $1,999.00 |
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3000W GRID-TIE POWER-ONE AURORA SOLAR PV INVERTER PVI-3.0-OUTD-S-US $1,920.00 |
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1kw 1000 W (10 x 100W) Solar Panel A Grade Multi Solar Cells High Power $1,839.99 |
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THE BEST! SOLAR POWER GENERATOR BACKUP SOLAR GENERATOR $1,797.00 |
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SOLAR POWER GENERATOR SOLAR BACKUP GENERATOR FREE SHIP! $1,797.00 |
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Vanner RE-4500 Inverter Charger 240VAC 48VDC 4500 Watt Solar Wind Power Energy $1,725.00 |
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Electripod (Electrical Power on Demand) Portable Solar Generator $1,600.00 |
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Power Jack 5*100w solar panel+5*300w grid tie inverter $1,599.99 |
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100w solar panel*5pc + 300w grid tie power inverter*5pc $1,599.00 |
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THE BEST! SOLAR POWER GENERATOR BACKUP SOLAR GENERATOR $1,597.00 |
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NPower Solar Home Power Kit-1800W #40085 $1,499.99 |
I Am Interested In Solar Power – But Not Sure Where To Begin
Solar Power shows the most potential as a form of Renewable Energy. It’s also flexible enough to be used for very small personal tasks, or as the solar power source for a large Electrical Power Plant. One of its many good points is that, it does not require an infrastructure to be functional.
As a homeowner, you should have a basic understanding of this Solar Panel technology, so you can make intelligent decisions about how you may use it. Solar Panel Power can be made complicated and expensive, yet it does not have to be either of these. There are opportunities here, and you don’t want to miss them.
There are just a few basic components you will need to put the sun’s Solar Energy to work for you. The main component is of course, the Solar Panels. How you intend to use the Solar Power, will dictate the balance of the equipment you’ll need. Initially, let’s look at a stand-alone system that will not be connected to the power company or the AC voltage of your home. This system will require at least one Solar Panel, a Battery and a Charge Controller. You can always add additional Solar-Panels in the future.
The Charge Controller prevents overcharging, protecting the batteries. Uncontrolled this can reduce battery performance or lifespan, and may pose a safety risk. It can also prevent us from completely draining a battery, or perform controlled discharges, depending on the battery technology. This device is simply a small box that connects between the solar panels and the batteries.
A Charge Controller typically does this by limiting the rate at which electrical current is added to or drawn from batteries. It’s often intended for use with 12 or 24 Volt Solar panels, and it’s sized to handle a specific amount of amperage, and wattage of solar power. The Charge Controller is the ideal for protection for your Solar Panels and batteries.
Controllers using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) technologies are more electronically sophisticated, adjusting charging rates depending on the battery’s level, to allow charging closer to its maximum capacity. Charge controllers may also monitor battery temperature to prevent overheating.
If you want to operate AC products with your Solar Power, you’ll need an Inverter. The Power Inverter is an electronic device intended to take a low-voltage DC power from a solar panel and its battery, converting it to standard 115 volt AC power like the current you have in your home. This conversion process thereby allows you to use many of your household appliances and your electronic products virtually anywhere.
Different power inverters are made to produce different types of AC power. Some sophisticated electronics do not function properly using a square wave AC, which the type of power produced by some inexpensive Inverters. On the other hand, if you want to Power Solar lights, motors like fans or the compressor in your refrigerator, this type of inverted power is just fine. You’ll want to use a Pure-Sine Inverter to power some of the more select items.
Grid Tie Inverters can feed solar energy back into the distribution network, the power company’s wires. They produce Alternating Current with the same wave shape and frequency as supplied by the distribution system. This is type of Inverter you would use if your going to connect your Solar Panels energy to the power company.
How does a Solar Panel work? It’s just pure magic, you put the panel in sunlight and it magically produces electricity – it’s marvelous! Actually, the semiconductor material in the Solar Panel must absorb photons in sunlight. This absorption in turn releases atoms, which begin to flow through the semiconductor to create an electrical charge, put simply.
Today, you have a choice in solar panel technology, as the industry is evolving. There is the traditional, which to most, would appear like a framed picture with glass. Another is referred to as, thin-film. Which you will find presented in the typical glass frame approach, as well as a flexible non-breakable material. Both offer different levels of sophistication and efficiency.
One of the more recent techniques that is being used today to improve efficiency are solar panels that react to more than one frequency of light. This permits the panel to gather more energy from the sun, and even perform in times of clouds. A Triple Junction module for example, combines three separate tuned PV layers for red, green and blue light.
There has been lot of innovation that has gone into improvements in recent years of Solar Panels. All the components involved are becoming more efficient, and costs have come down significantly. It’s important to understand the sizing or the amount of power you can get from a Solar system. It can be misleading, for example a Small Solar Power System may offer 650 watts of energy. You think to yourself, I can’t even run my coffee pot on that! Actually, that is not the case.
That 650 watts is per-hour of solar energy collected from the sun. If you live in an area that has an average of 6 hours of sunlight per day, that’s 3,900 watts per day, or 117,000 watts per month. Almost everywhere across the country we have 4.5 to 6.5 hours average annual daily sunlight. Your coffee pot may actually draw a 1000 watts per hour, and in reality only consume 160 watts to make a pot of coffee. Based on that, you’re good for 731 pots of coffee per month from a system that small. I hope you like coffee!
In small systems, the extra solar power is stored in deep Cell Batteries. In larger systems, you can connect directly to the power company. They use the extra power, and provide you power in return during hours of darkness. This is credited against your electrical costs. A favorite past time of some Solar Power owners is to watch the electrical meter go backwards. There’s something about this phenomenon that amuses them.
About the Author
For Solar solutions go to SolarWorks211 Barry Dean is an Engineer with www.SolarWorks211.Com an eCommerce retail outlet for Renewable Energy products, and a passion for Solar Power. He has been an enthusiast of Solar Power for almost four decades.
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