Nicesolar 100W 12V Solar Panel Off-Grid System, Solar Panel
Nicesolar 100W 12V Solar Panel Off-Grid System, Solar Panel Kit Charging Battery for Camping, 20A Solar Charging Controller + Solar Cable, for Home,Car,Shed,RV
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Foldable Solar Panel
| Weight: | 4.54 kg |
| Size: | Pattern 5 – 100W Solar Panel Kit |
| Dimensions: | 30.48 x 30.48 x 12.7 cm; 4.54 Kilograms |
| Model: | AM-M100C20WZ-1 |
| Part: | AM-M100C20WZ-1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Nicesolar |
| Dimensions: | 30.48 x 30.48 x 12.7 cm; 4.54 Kilograms |
| Size: | Pattern 5 – 100W Solar Panel Kit |
Good solid solar panel, kit to hook it up is easy enough to understand and you can get a decent amount of power on a sunny day coming through the panel.
Decent set up.
This is a review for the 20W solar panel kit. Overall, I’m pretty happy with it.
The metal frame feels nice and solid and is easy to mount. The photovoltaic panel itself sits a bit wonky in the frame, but as long as the electrical connections are fine that’s purely cosmetic. The charge controller seems to work well for Lee per situations and the instructions for setting it up are good. The connectors do the job, but at some point I’m going to get some higher quality ones to be on the safe side.
This is only a small, beginner system for low power situations. Don’t expect too much of it.
This solar panel is selling for 49.99 at the time of this review. I think that’s an okay price for what you get.
This is a really well made and sturdy solar panel, it’s easy to set up and comes with very detailed instructions which I appreciate, best for smaller applia2or devices but a good size for travelling with
This comes with 99% of everything you need. All you do need separately is a battery. The kit is comprehensive, instructions pretty easy to understand. We have this at our cottage, for times when the electricity goes down. We’re quite happy with how it works
A solar panel always comes in handy, it’s free energy and that adds up to a lot right now. The area covered by the solar panel is about 32*38cm, while the outer frame is about 34*40.5cm.
But this product has me confused by its inconsistencies and variability of qualities. On the one hand the box has a label indicating details of the manufacturer, the type of product… where it is indicated that it is a 100W panel. But the box itself says in big letters that it is 20W, which is the same power indicated on another label on the back of the solar panel itself.
On the other hand, the quality of the metal frame where the solar panel is installed seems to be of good quality and well made. The mounting holes are well made. But looking at the solar panel itself, it looks completely off-centre, not well positioned. These details give an impression of poor quality and even less manufacturing quality control.
Included with the panel are the cables and the charge controller, which is a PWM regulator, a standard that only provides power in full sun, in cloudy conditions PWMs do not provide power. PWMs are intended to compensate for low power installations, up to 200W. For the power of this panel and the application, a PWM is the right thing to do. But, if you want to use it for other uses in higher power panels, it may not be the best option. You will get more with another type of regulator, mppt, which optimises the recharge point of the battery with the panel.
It is a cheap kit and you can see that the connectors are not of high quality. In electrical matters I always recommend replacing them with elements of higher quality and safety.
This solar panel sorted out a little problem for me, I built my granddaughters a playhouse and it has two small strip lights that run of a small 12v battery, it works well but obviously discharges over a period, when I was able to try this out the first thing I did was just connect it up on my patio and see if it worked, it’s a doddle to connect, the first two connections are for the panel, the second two are for the battery and the last two for lights, it started working straight away charging the battery, I must say the instructions are a bit hard to read as the writing is so small and my eyesight is not the best so used a magnifying glass.
It charged the battery so I felt confident that it would work in the playhouse, I had to fabricate a couple of brackets to fix it to the roof and then just run the wire inside to where I fitted the controller, joined all the cables to there correct terminals, pulled the light cord and on came the lights, the controller also has two USB slots for charging phones etc and they work quite well as I plugged in a small fan the girls have for when it gets hot and it run, so they can now plug in various items that use USB type plugs.
This panel is the smallest of the set at 20W so probably only good for trickle charging a small battery like I am using, it comes with all you need apart from a battery that is to connect it up, the panel looks quite robust but time will tell on that, so I’m pleased so far with this product it works for me, please note those that watched the video, I did not paint the inside of the playhouse the girls did that, paint was everywhere but they had a great time doing it.
The kit comprises
A monocrystalline solar panel
Claimed 20Watts peak panel output , or 21.8V (Open circuit) or 1.23Amps (into a short circuit). Please remember: ‘Peak’ power output will of course happen in full summer sun while my tests were done in the low, mid-October afternoon sun.
A ’20A’ PWM charge controller
Balancing voltage vs current and supplying 10 — 15V to ‘pulse’ charge a battery is the job of the controller. A menu allows the battery types etc. to be selected. A 10A output can be switched via the panel button but high power inverters etc must go directly to the battery.
Having read the User Guide, I tested the panel and charger on a bright October day (so ‘peak’ output wasn’t expected).
In sun I measured 22.6V open circuit or maximum current of almost 1.2A on my own digital multimeters so that’s all good.
Then, connected up to my own Yuasa 12V lead Acid leisure battery (NOT INCLUDED !) it all worked as expected with an initial charge current of 1.1Amp and still about 1 Amp (both measured on my own multimeter) going into the battery even with the battery nearly full (14V reading). (So power being delivered into the battery was an impressive 14 watts even in October !)
A user guide and some battery cables / clips are provided and were used for my tests.
The charge Controller has a pair of 5V USB charging outlets which can work from the charged battery and be used whether there is sun on the panel or not.
The kit was easy to set up and worked well, I’m impressed with its ‘real-world’ output and it seems good value at 49 !