David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

An MPPT controller is far more advanced than a PWM controller as it enables the solar panel to operate at its maximum power point (the optimum voltage for maximum power output). It’s basically an ...

The simplest and easiest way to charge a battery with a solar panel is to connect the panel directly to the battery. Assuming the panel has a diode to prevent energy from flowing through it from the ...