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Introduction of basic principle:

A solar panel is essentially a battery charger that transforms sunlight into an electrical DC charge.

1. Light will hit the solar cells, activating the electrons on its surface.

2. The electrons then become agitated and begin to jump from one atom to the next, creating an electrical chain reaction in the form of a DC charge.

3. The energy created by the solar panel is then stored in batteries to be used at a later time.

Marine Solar Systems:

Most marine solar system consist of three major components:

1.      Solar panels to produce the charge

2.      Charge controller or regulator regulates the charge going into the battery and prevents overcharging.

3.      Batteries store the energy created by the solar panels.

Then from the batteries, the energy is used to run 12VDC appliances(lights, pumps, fans, etc) as well as 120VAC appliances when an inverter is utilized(TV, Radio, satellite dish, microwave etc).

An inverter is a separate unit the transforms the 12VDC current which comes out of the battery into 120VAC.

Solar Panel Boat Applications

1. Maintenance charging for boats on moorings.

2. Augmenting engine-based charging on cruising boats.

3. Sole-source charging for boats without auxiliary engines.

Types of Solar Panels:

Crystalline and Thin Film (Rigid or Flexible)

Crystalline panels have a multitude (usually 36) of dark reflective blue or gray wafer-like cells soldered together in series.

Thin film panels, made with amorphous silicone cells, which are of a more uniform dark brown or gray color, can be are either rigid or flexible. Thin film panels are about 50% as efficient per unit area as crystalline, but are more reactive under low-light conditions, i.e. cloudy or rainy skies. They can also offer the convenience of flexible mounting options.

1.      Monocrystalline-made from a single large crystal, cut from ingots. Most efficient, but also the most expensive. Somewhat better in low light conditions.

2.      Polycrystalline-cast blocks of silicon which may contain many small crystals. This is probably the most common type right now, Slightly less efficient than single crystal, but once set into a frame with 35 or so other cells, the actual difference in watts per square foot is little.

3.      Thin film panels, which is made with amorphous silicon cells, are of a more uniform dark brown or grey color, can be either rigid or flexible.

Thin film panels are about 50% as efficient per unit area as crystalline, but are more reactive under low-light conditions, such as cloudy or rainy days. We can also offer convenience of flexible mounting options.