brucedelaney
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Looking to do a Solar Panel for 10x20 detached Shed / Garage on my property.
Looking to Power:
12v Lighting in the shed (probably motion on switch)
Tender a back up battery for a garage door opener
Would like to tender two other batteries (Motorcycle & Riding Mower)
Proposed System:
100W Solar Panel
PWM Controller
35ah AGM Battery
Most garage door openers that have a 12v backup battery and 12v DC motor are generally 4-8ah batteries, so I'm thinking that 35ah should be more than enough and the 100W panel should be plenty to keep it topped off. Should I just take the backup battery that comes with the opener out of the equation and wire the bigger battery directly in or should I be running them both in parallel?
I'm looking at controllers that have lighting controls built in so I'd need to add a motion switch. If there isn't a lighting tie in on the controller would I just hook them up straight the battery as well?
Is there any way to use this system to tender my other batteries (motorcycle & riding mower) w/o adding an inverter or another panel and controller?
How many amp controller should I get?
Where should I be putting fuses in this system and how big?
I live in PA, winters generally get down to around 20s and Summers can get up to the 90s in F. Should I store the battery in any type of protective housing?
I also store about 5 Gallons of gasoline in this shed besides what's in the fuel tanks of the motorcylce and mower, is that safe with the batteries?
Regards,
Bruce
Looking to Power:
12v Lighting in the shed (probably motion on switch)
Tender a back up battery for a garage door opener
Would like to tender two other batteries (Motorcycle & Riding Mower)
Proposed System:
100W Solar Panel
PWM Controller
35ah AGM Battery
Most garage door openers that have a 12v backup battery and 12v DC motor are generally 4-8ah batteries, so I'm thinking that 35ah should be more than enough and the 100W panel should be plenty to keep it topped off. Should I just take the backup battery that comes with the opener out of the equation and wire the bigger battery directly in or should I be running them both in parallel?
I'm looking at controllers that have lighting controls built in so I'd need to add a motion switch. If there isn't a lighting tie in on the controller would I just hook them up straight the battery as well?
Is there any way to use this system to tender my other batteries (motorcycle & riding mower) w/o adding an inverter or another panel and controller?
How many amp controller should I get?
Where should I be putting fuses in this system and how big?
I live in PA, winters generally get down to around 20s and Summers can get up to the 90s in F. Should I store the battery in any type of protective housing?
I also store about 5 Gallons of gasoline in this shed besides what's in the fuel tanks of the motorcylce and mower, is that safe with the batteries?
Regards,
Bruce