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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could help me wire up a solar panel to a 12v fan. At first i thought it would work if you were to hook up the solar panel straight to the fan but it didn't. I'm not much of an EE, but i ask for anyone's help and understanding.
What i have is:
**Sunforce 50012 1.8 Watt Solar Battery Maintainer as the solar panel.
Max Output 1.8 Watts.
**A 12v computer fan.
Operating Voltage 8-14v
Current Draw 0.24A
Power Consumption 2.88w
Bearings FDB, fluid dynamic bearings
This will be installed on our dog house just to keep her cool on the hotter days. Possibly make it spin faster as more sun shines on it? I only need it to run when the sun is out, maybe i can have a rechargable battery connected to it to run on hot nights?
I've researched this online and can across a DIY site that tells me i need:
a schottky diode
Electrolytic capacitor
dc/dc converter
rechargable aa batteries
8-pin socket
120 uH inductor
pc board
pv cell
12v fan.
The problem i have is that their solar panel is completely different and if that was so, the specific type of chips/resistors/diodes would be different as well.
Can someone help me what exactly it is that i need to get to get this fan to spin? Here is the link to the DIY I've found. http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Amazing-Solar-Powered-Fan-A-Green-Gadget/#
Thanks for your help.
Sam
I was wondering if anyone could help me wire up a solar panel to a 12v fan. At first i thought it would work if you were to hook up the solar panel straight to the fan but it didn't. I'm not much of an EE, but i ask for anyone's help and understanding.
What i have is:
**Sunforce 50012 1.8 Watt Solar Battery Maintainer as the solar panel.
Max Output 1.8 Watts.
**A 12v computer fan.
Operating Voltage 8-14v
Current Draw 0.24A
Power Consumption 2.88w
Bearings FDB, fluid dynamic bearings
This will be installed on our dog house just to keep her cool on the hotter days. Possibly make it spin faster as more sun shines on it? I only need it to run when the sun is out, maybe i can have a rechargable battery connected to it to run on hot nights?
I've researched this online and can across a DIY site that tells me i need:
a schottky diode
Electrolytic capacitor
dc/dc converter
rechargable aa batteries
8-pin socket
120 uH inductor
pc board
pv cell
12v fan.
The problem i have is that their solar panel is completely different and if that was so, the specific type of chips/resistors/diodes would be different as well.
Can someone help me what exactly it is that i need to get to get this fan to spin? Here is the link to the DIY I've found. http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Amazing-Solar-Powered-Fan-A-Green-Gadget/#
Thanks for your help.
Sam
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