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How Does A Solar Lighting System Work?
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Many people who contact us do not have a full understanding of how a solar lighting system works, and that’s understandable! There’s often many questions, including does the system use batteries, what’s a charge controller, how do the lights turn on, how big is the solar panel? These all are all good questions that we will address below.
1. The process starts with the solar panel absorbing the suns energy and transferring it to the charge controller.
2. The charge controller regulates the power coming in from the solar panel, and uses the power to charge the rechargeable batteries. The charge controller makes sure the batteries do not over-charge or over-discharge.
3. When the sun sets, the solar panel sends a signal to the charge controller that it is night time. The charge controller will then turn on the light which is powered from the rechargeable batteries.
4. When the sun rises, the solar panel will send a signal to the charge controller and turn the light off. The cycle will then start over.
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