how exactly is a solar panels built anyhow?
I have 5 panels, each is 37.5 volts and 8.5 amps.
If I connect 2 of the panels in parallel I get double the current production and the voltage remains the same.
But, If I connect 2 of my panels in series, the current production remains the same but the voltage doubles.
If I were to calculate the 600 watts directly from the utility pole, I would say I use 30 Milliamps at 20,000 volts, then onto the 240 pole transformer that consumes 2.5 amps, but my Window unit is 120 volts so I must have 5 amps.
I thought about powering the unit with a 12v battery at one time since everyone says thats the logical way to do it, but then I decided that 50 amps from that battery at such low voltage was not as appealing as the 120v DC using a H Bridge at 5 amps. But then I realized that If I could just somehow use 240 volts at 2.5 amps I would be more than willing to donate a amp or 2 for the heat loss of stepping it back down to 120, since the unit does operate on 120 volts.
I installed a new unit the other day and the rotor locked up, the locked roter amps was 108 amps at 240 volts. I realized that a locked moter was consuming over 25,920 watts!!! But I dont think anyone hardly noticed since I was only using 1296 Milliamps from the 20kvolt power line wire!
I still dont fully understand how my solar panel is built, Is it like one very long strip that produces 37 volts? and also, how you reckon it produces a whopping 9 amps of current at that 37 volts?
Anyone gave any thoughts to those 52 batteries in the question I ask above yet? Again, Your opinions are welcome, and No answer here has to be perfect. Get the Ideal in your head so I can be cleared up on this, then I will move on to the next step.
http://www.ti.com/tool/TMDSSOLARPEXPKITThats a circuit I think is junk, But the Ideal is Legit, it has way to much computerized junk on it.
