How long to charge 12v battery with 100 watt solar panel.
How long to charge 12v battery with 100w solar panel.
Environmental factors will likely increase charge time.
The first thing you have to do it to compute for the ampere rating of the solar panel by following the equation below.
The solar charge times above assume a 25 degree celsius day with the panel pointed directly at the sun.
To get the most effective charging by a solar panel you have to maximize the amount of current by keeping the board pointed directly to the sun.
The short answer is in most cases depending on the size of the battery it will take around 5 8 hours to fully charge a 12 volt car battery with a solar panel that can produce 1 amp of current.
Some quick rules for estimation.
Let s say you want to compute for the average charging time of a system with a 12v battery with 50 ah capacity and a 15 watts solar panel.