The power you require to charge a battery coincides with the power of your solar panel output.
How to charge 100ah battery with solar panel.
Solar panels might not generate enough wattage to directly power an appliance but they can build up a higher wattage via a battery.
Connect the solar panel to the charge controller.
A dedicated solar car battery charger can typically output 13 6v to 17 0v depending on the model you choose.
I just bought a coleman 6w solar battery charger.
When purchasing a solar panel that you will use to charge a battery it is vital to know the number of amp hours it will produce in a specified period.
Secondly a battery can regulate the power going in to the appliance at a constant rate.
Most likely a car battery possibly a marine gel battery.
When solar panels are charging a battery it is usually at a varying rate which could harm an appliance if not regulated.
Charge time battery capacity ah ampere rating of solar panel 10 of ct.
Then take the battery capacity which measured in ah and divide it by the amp rating the result from prior computation of the solar panel and then adding 10 of the charging time to it.
As an example a 100ah battery must be cut off any time charging current minimized to 3a.
When using a solar panel understand what size solar panel to charge 100ah battery.
Solar panel converting dc electricity for charge or run ac device use inverter.
For charging the only thing is that you have to give the voltage slightly more than the batteries rated voltage.
My plan is to use a 400w inverter attached to the battery at night then use the solar panel to trickle charge the battery at night.
A large panel can charge a car battery faster than a solar charger with a small panel.
The battery must be totally cut off from charger or it must be trickle charged at reduced current once the charging current extends to 3 of the battery capacity ah.
Check the charge controller.
I am looking to use a 12v battery during the night to run 2 lights a small fan and some small speakers.
Connect the battery cable to the charge controller.
You can technically use any number size of solar panal to charge any rechargeable battery.
For that you can use some kind of voltage converter or by connecting the panels in right combination of parallel and series connection.
The additional 10 is to make sure that the battery is fully charged.