PV Gap

Ruben Said:

Please help with my solar energy installation?

We Answered:

I would worry about overcharging the battery. For the use you are describing, it is likely that the solar panels will put out more energy than your pump and inverter will use. You can tinker around to see how many panels will do the job, and use as few as possible. Still, it might be necessary to use something like a resistor bank and zener diodes to keep the maximum voltage around 13 volts.

Also it is likely that you will want to run the inverter only when the timer is set to run the pump. That would conserve energy