how can i get 54 regulated volts from a 12 volt solar panel?
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A boost regulator can raise the voltage but the tradeoff is it will provide significantly less current. It's Ohm's Law, P=IxE. Raise the "E" and it lowers the "I."
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On the road? how big is your solar panel that you will be taking with you? if it is few square feel it would be enough to charge a 14500 cell, maybe. not a 52V bike battery, and if you think you can ride and charge at the same time, it wont happen,
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just trying to increase my range even looking to see if there are charge stations out there where i put in my atm card and oay to charge bike.i get crazy ideas in my head my one ebike can hold 450 pounds im 150 so i can carry 300 pounds of gear so a trio sounds fun..
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o i like to peddle. mine does 28 mph when i peddle they say it will get 150 miles if i peddle i doubt thats true.i was hopeing when i changed tires from 20x3 to 20x2 id get more range due to less rolling resistance but not sure if i am geting more range at least the new tires are way cheaper. and easy to get at walmart
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it will in theory, but i do not think it will matter much as far as miles in real world. your best bet is to carry a spare battery, cuz how many solar panels can you have open realistically on the go? it will probably all be lost in booster inverters,
Genasun has a solar charge controller which boost to 48V's for bikes and golf carts. I've seen some you tube videos charging bikes with them I believe.
They are MPPT controllers and are very dependable.
They are MPPT controllers and are very dependable.
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Dont use that thing on anything you care about.
I have seen too many short through.
Happened to a DARA menber recently.
When it failed the lifepo4 packs bms disconnected which put the full panel voltage on her new icom ic-7300.
Fortunately the damage was only a tvs and i repaired it easily and cheaply.
And any panel you can carry on the bike wont do much more than trickle charge your pack.
There are a million variants of that cheap and nasty controller on the market so dont be fooled into another.
I have seen too many short through.
Happened to a DARA menber recently.
When it failed the lifepo4 packs bms disconnected which put the full panel voltage on her new icom ic-7300.
Fortunately the damage was only a tvs and i repaired it easily and cheaply.
And any panel you can carry on the bike wont do much more than trickle charge your pack.
There are a million variants of that cheap and nasty controller on the market so dont be fooled into another.
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raggie, I have this controller, it's electronics are potted and just a great controller.
.. actually have two__
$99 is really a steal for it.
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