Could a golf cart battery be used to store solar power?
by admin on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 | 2 Comments
trying to figure out what other kind of things use the same type of battery as an actual battery made for solar collecting ($$$).
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Strictly speaking, any rechargeable battery can be used to store solar generated electrical energy. To use a particular battery, you must first determine the voltage of the battery — it must be less than the out-put voltage of the solar panel.
Yes, golf cart batteries are sealed or pressure vented deep cycle lead acid cells that could be used for solar electricity storage. If you application is to be a static, ie not mobile unit, then I would choose a lead acid battery such as a leisure battery that I could top up with water if necessary. Most of the failures associated with the sealed lead acid cells are caused by the cell drying out, this is not an issue if you can top up the cell to replace lost liquid. You could use a car battery but it would not perform as well as the leisure type.