Solar charge controller

About solar charge controller

Do you know what solar charge controller is? It is basically an electronic device. Which connects the solar panel with your existing inverter battery and helps them to prevent from overcharging in the day time and discharging at night.

solar retrofit charge controller working diagram

Please note, solar panel charge controller mostly used with normal inverter battery to connect with solar panel. This is not required in complete solar system. So if are thinking of installing a solar panel then ensure good quality's charge controller installation along with it.

Why to use solar controller?

If you have existing inverter- battery installed at your home and you are thinking of connecting them directly with your solar panel then hold on?  They can be overcharged and may be got damage before time. Charge controller is a small but an important device. It connects after solar panels with your existing inverter and batteries.

If you directly connects the solar power panel with solar power battery, then there will be no barrier for inflow and outflow of current. Many a times solar power panel starts to produce extra power due to more sunlight in summer. So your battery can be overheated by it. Let’s know why to install charge controller along with solar power system.

• Prevent battery be overcharged.
• Prevent battery from discharge at night.

If the current constantly passes into the battery then the internal temperature of battery will be increase. It may be bust or damage before maturity period. Similarly in nights, the current started flow reversely i.e. from battery to solar panels. Because energy always travels from higher potential to low potential.