I don't know what's wrong with my brain, but it just can't think in solar. Maybe you can help me with this design?
We need something small, to light some DC lamps (
this to start, more later) and have
this solar panel which was supposed to have a controller thingy that stopped overcharging of the battery but didn't.
Since we are lighting in the winter, when there is less sun, we were thinking of adding a
small tiny wind generator to help trickle charge the battery too.
What I think I need is
wind generatornew batterysome sort of box that takes care of the battery so it won't overcharge or drain through the solar cells or something... this is where my brain goes squishy.
Since what we are plugging into the system is DC, I don't think we need the thingy that changes it to AC.
I'm hoping there's something affordable, maybe something plug and play? It sure would be nice if they made it like a computer - you buy a box, you buy any monitor you like and they all have the same plug, speakers likewise... plug them in, everything goes happy. What do I need to make my system work?