Solar Power Manager for 6V~24V Panels - Embedded 10Ah Battery

If you’ve ever had a nice big solar panel that could harness the raw power of the sun… only to find that it didn’t quite match the applications or projects you wanted to use it for, you’ll understand the value of a good solar power manager, as these specialised units are designed to take in raw or regulated power from Solar Panels to provide a more consistent and reliable output for whatever those panels need to power. This typically used to be more important when solar panels would come with odd voltage, current and total power outputs, but nowadays some panels come equipped with basic regulation modules strapped directly onto the back of them. However, while it certainly is much better than it used to be before the time of Solar Power Managers, sometimes the basic output of a pre-regulated panel just doesn’t quite fit the project that you need to power, and that’s why we’ve taken a particular liking toward this awesome multifunctional Solar Power Manager from Waveshare, which is built for 6V to 24V Panels and has been equipped with a large capacity 10000mAh Embedded Battery for even more functionality.

This solar power manager takes all of the great and reliable features of modern hobby-grade Solar Power Managers, and enhances this great functionality with a built in Li-Po Battery, which turns this manager into a kind of power bank for solar panels, taking in voltages between 6V and 24V from regulated or unregulated solar panels, then storing that energy into the battery, and utilising the reliable and predictable energy stored in the battery to provide a consistent 5V 3A output. This opens up many cool opportunities, and allows you to take full advantage of solar power even if your panels don’t exactly match your applications. Furthermore, some projects may sit idle for hours on end before jumping into action and requiring a large draw of power, and with typical solar panels that would be problematic, but with this manager, your project can get the power it needs when it needs it, and then go back to idle operation once the heavy lifting is done. Regardless of how your projects needs to be behave, it’s usually a great idea to have a reliable solar power manager to keep everything predictable and safe, and with an extra built in battery to maintain smooth operations even without constant incoming power, this particular solar manager is ready to tackle almost any low to moderate solar power projects that you have in mind.

Please Note: This solar charge manager features onboard toggle switches for selecting the input voltage of solar panels. As such, it’s a good idea to double-check this by gently removing the top panel, where you will see 6 tiny toggles for selecting between 6V / 9V / 12V / 18V / 24V Panels.

Additional Resources:

• To get more information and insights into this complex but incredible solar power manager, take a look through the Waveshare Solar Power Manager (B) Wiki Page for further resources and guides.

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