PV Gap

Harvey Said:

i want to give solar lighting to my small home with 3 bulbs and one plug.how much its cost.is it available?

We Answered:

Make sure if you are using solar for lighting, the light bulbs are either CFL or LED bulbs. Traditional incandescent bulbs use far too much electricity to make it reasonable.

You have 2 basic choices. You can use DC bulbs, and use a solar panel, a charge controller to control charging the battery, and a battery. (DC bulbs - http://www.altestore.com/store/Lighting-… DC bulbs are more expensive, but an easier setup. Or if you want to use regular AC bulbs, you need a solar panel, charge controller, battery, and an inverter to convert the DC power to AC. You'll also need to have proper safety and grounding equipment in either solution.

If you just use three 11W bulbs for 4 hours a day, you'll need about a 30 amp hour battery ($65), 35Watt solar panel ($200), and a charge controller ($30) http://www.altestore.com/store/Charge-Co… Figure another $50 or so for breakers and wires and such. This is not figuring for extra storage for rainy days, you'd need a bigger battery for that if needed. If you go with the AC option, you'd also need the inverter ($110) http://www.altestore.com/store/Inverters…

If you used LED bulbs, the bulbs are more expensive, but you could use a smaller battery and panel.

Marvin Said:

can anyone explain the duty cycle of MNRE specifications for home and street lighting?

We Answered:

Its sixteen past the quadry and minus 2 for the blast staff.

Glen Said:

Does anbody make good landscape solar lighting products? Like a complete system?

We Answered:

These folks will even help with design:

http://www.siliconsolar.com/solar-landsc…

Aria Sullivan said:

When I was trying to get my solar flood lights set up, I went to these guys: http://solarlightcharger.com. They helped me to pick out which lights would work for me and where and how to install them.