Amp Hours – what are they?
• Battery Voltages • Battery Charging (Here is where we get into the real meat) • Charge Controllers (for wind/solar) • Mini Factoids – Some small facts about batteries The subject of batteries could take up many pages. All we have room for here is a basic overview of batteries commonly used with photovoltaic power systems. These are nearly all various variations of Lead-Acid batteries. For a very brief discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of these and other types of batteries, such as NiCad, NiFe (Nickel-Iron), etc. go to our Batteries for Deep Cycle Applications page. These are sometimes referred to as “deep discharge” or “deep cell” batteries. The correct term is deep cycle. A printable version of this page will be available in Adobe PDF format when we finish updating this page for downloading and printing: Most of the charts have small images for faster downloading. To see the full size picture, just click on the small one.
