| Portable solar power system comes in many forms. | | | | hard panel that is designed for various weather |
| Some use hard solar panels while others use flexible | | | | conditions and one that has higher power output to |
| ones that you can fold up and store easily. There are | | | | cater for continuous power supply even at night should |
| also some that are water-prove and designed for any | | | | be used. |
| terrain. The commercial portable systems are a lot | | | | Another consideration you need for power source is |
| cheaper than their non-portable counterpart. Prices | | | | scalability. If you foresee the need to expand the |
| range between $600 to over a thousand. This article | | | | power capacity of the portable solar power system, |
| touches on what to look out for when choosing a | | | | you need buy those panels that can be daisy chained |
| portable solar power system. | | | | for higher capacity output. Talking about capacity |
| Usually, a portable solar power system will consist of 3 | | | | brings us to the next component, power storage. |
| components: power source, power storage device as | | | | Power storage devices are pretty straight forward, |
| well as the power distribution. Power source comes in | | | | the higher the capacity, the heavier and bulkier the |
| the form of solar panels which may be hard panels or | | | | device. Some power storage devices provide either |
| flexible ones. Power storage device contain batteries | | | | DC outlets or AC outputs only or both. |
| that hold the charge while power distribution may be | | | | In the case of power distribution, most portable solar |
| an AC inverter or simply a DC outlet. | | | | power systems provide 12V DC output. If you are |
| The power source you choose depends on its | | | | charging or powering devices that come with car |
| applications and where it is likely to be placed. If you | | | | adaptors, it will make it a much simpler affair. If not, you |
| are likely to carry it around most of the time, the | | | | will need an inverter in order to covert DC current to |
| weight is important. Panels that can be rolled up or | | | | AC. Some power storage devices have AC inverters |
| folded for easy storage and transport are best for this | | | | built into them so you may want to consider those |
| purpose. If you are setting up a system that you want | | | | depending of the devices you are powering. |
| to leave at a remote site for weeks and months, a | | | | |