This portable solar power generator is built with a 10 watt solar panel, battery, controller, 120w inverter, volt meter, on/off switch and outputs.
It’s large enough for higher capacity jobs yet still very portable and will cost you under $150 to build.
How portable do you want your solar generator to be? Think about how heavy and large it should be? Are you going to use a hand truck to carry around a huge toolbox filled with batteries and a large solar panel or do you want a tiny one that will fit in your glove box? The wiring and concept will be the same for either size so the choice is yours. I wanted something in between that I could carry but still had some decent capacity to do some work.
First I bought a case that would be a good jumping off point that I could fit a 10 watt solar panel on and in. Your case doesn’t have to fit your panel in but I thought it was convenient for me.
Video detailing the parts:
i can build one for about 50;) my nxt step in being off grid
Jerry Bates, a compliment to your recent build sir!
Obama/Gore hate your guts! LOL
Kevin Gittemeier
Pie in the sky
These things are good for what they are designed for . To jump start a car and charge electronics . They don’t provide enough Ah to do much else for long
Tim Ruff says:
“You guys don’t understand. !0 watts is the solar panel that charges the battery. It can run 400 watts because it has a 400watt inverter.
You don’t run things directly off a solar panel. HF panels are huge and not portable they also don’t come with any batteries which are the expensive part.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/build-portable-solar-power-generator-150/comment-page-1/#comment-428879
You guys don’t understand. !0 watts is the solar panel that charges the battery. It can run 400 watts because it has a 400watt inverter.
You don’t run things directly off a solar panel. HF panels are huge and not portable they also don’t come with any batteries which are the expensive part.
Even an Outdoor Solar Light in granny’s yard requires a battery power it!
Michael Smith