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Electricity for Beginners
Measuring Electricity
Series vs. Parallel
Overview of Major Solar Power System Components
Solar Power System Design Methods
Fast Method
Lazy Method
The Minimalist
The Classic 400 watt
The Off Grid King
Ultra Lightweight
Low Budget
Dystopian Future
Traditional Method
1. Calculating the Load
2. Calculating Battery Bank Size
3. Calculating Solar Array Size
How to calculate the maximum solar array size for a battery
How to calculate the minimum solar array size for a battery
Other solar array sizing tips
4. Calculating Solar Charge Controller Size
Efficiency considerations
Other factors to consider
How to Select Solar Power System Components
1. Selecting a Battery
2. Selecting Solar Panels
Flexible Solar Panels
3. Selecting a Solar Charge Controller
4. Selecting an Inverter
5. Selecting Wire
12 Volt Wire Gauge Chart
6. Battery Bank Voltage Monitors
How low can you safely discharge your battery?
7. Fuses and Fuse Holders
How to Calculate the Fuse Size
Important locations and ratings for fuses
8. Other Power Sources
Shore Charging (plug in chargers)
Generators
Wind Turbines
How to Install a Solar Power System
1. How to install a battery bank
2. How to install a solar charge controller
3. How to install the solar panels
Solar Panel Safety Line
Should you tilt your solar panels?
How to Wire up your Solar Power System
How to Crimp
1. Connect all batteries and add the main fuse
2. Connect solar charge controller to the battery bank
3. Connect individual solar panels together to create a solar panel array
4. Pass solar array wires through the roof and connect them to the solar charge controller
5. Connect the inverter and fuse block to the battery bank
Fuse Block Installation
Inverter Installation
6. Battery Monitor Installation
Adding DC 12 Volt Appliances
XT-60 connector
Powering a Laptop without an inverter
Adding efficient interior lights to your vehicle
Switches
Temperature Regulation Appliances
Cooling your vehicle
Heating your vehicle
Other Methods
How to use a Bulk DC-DC Converter
Adding AC Appliances
Off Grid Internet
4G LTE Router with High Gain Antenna
Smart Home Appliances
Solar System Maintenance Schedule
Odds and Ends
Efficient Computer Options
Phantom Loads
How to find a phantom load
Storing a Solar Power System
Connecting Different Types of Solar Panels Together
Connecting Different Solar Charge Controllers to One Battery Bank
Solar Electric Cooking and Food Preparation
Solar Water Heating
Should you install a battery isolator?
Increasing solar output by reflecting light onto your solar panels
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