An alternate to generators

[J Mac]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

Thought this was an interesting set up
Zero Emissions Rechargeable Electric Generator - Herrington Catalog

It's kind of like showing up to the party with a couple six packs isn't it?

[cpaharley2008]

Originally Posted by J Mac

It's kind of like showing up to the party with a couple six packs isn't it?

Yes, particularly a wine party.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by hotfishtacos

Brian, when my MorningStar solar controller gets my batteries up to 14.8 - 14.9 it starts to throttle back using PWM so my totals often don't represent what the panels could really put out if needed.

Good point - there needs to be enough energy storage to use the potential output of the panels. In this case, it looks like the battery voltage never gets high enough for this to be an issue... there probably isn't enough battery, but there's an even greater shortage of panel.