Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Earth-Friendly Power Solutions: Solar Generator and Power Inverter

With the rise of technology and the increasing impacts it has on the environment, more and more people are becoming conscious of environmental conservation and looking for alternative means of   energy that are earth-friendly.  The harnessing of solar power has begun to rise in popularity because of this.  Solar generators are basically panels made of photovoltaic cells that absorb the sun's energy and stores it in deep cell batteries to be used as needed.  This requires a conducive space where the panel gets unobstructed sunlight.

There are certain costs, however attached to the purchase and installation of solar generators.  This is why most people choose to go for power inverters instead.  Power inverters rely on a DC power source to produce up to 110V of AC power.  This power can run two or more devices at a time.  The most common source of DC power is vehicle batteries.  Inverters use connector cables that run through either the car's cigarette lighter for smaller load requirements or directly to the battery for bigger ones.


High quality power inverters are more earth-friendly than their gas-fueled counterparts.  It basically just utilizes the power that's already in the car battery and merely inverts the current to produce energy at a higher wattage as required by most devices.  Compared to the solar generator, it is lighter and less expensive.  The best features of the power inverter are the audio alarm for low battery levels which prevents your from running down your battery and the automatic shutdown function in cases of overloading or overheating.

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