Category: Batteries
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Difference Between Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and LiFePo4 Batteries
What is the Difference between SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) and LiFePo4 (Lithium) Batteries? What works best? Why? Battery storage is at the heart of any Outdoor UPS-Backup Kit or Remote Solar Surveillance Kit. All Vorp Energy Solution products are compatible with both Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePo4) energy storage. Understanding…
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3 Stage Charge Controllers for Better Solar Battery Charging
Batteries have many different behaviors when it comes to charging and recharging, ignoring these behaviors will greatly affect the lifespan of your battery. Many industrial applications today call for the use of a Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) Battery. In order to ensure our equipments longevity, Vorp Energy uses state of the art 3-Stage Charge…
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How to make Series and Parallel Connections
What’s the Difference between Series and Parallel Connections? Electrical Equipment can be configured in two basic ways: Series and Parallel. As the name suggests, a series circuit is made from consecutive connections, going from positive to negative on each piece of equipment. Parallel is exactly the opposite, with positive connections going to positive terminals, and…
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PWM Solar Charge Controllers
Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) At Vorp Energy we no longer offer PWM chargers with our kits. Our Remote Solar Power Kit and Solar Powered Surveillance Skid use a more advanced 3-Stage Max Power Point Tracking (MPPT) charging system. The Outdoor UPS Battery Backup System also uses an advanced 3-Stage charging system. Learn more about…
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Max Power Point Tracking – MPPT Solar Charge Controller
Why MPPT Solar Charge Controllers Can Be Critical to Your System If your Solar Charge Controller is the brains of your Solar system, an MPPT Solar Charge Controller would be the genius. As we’ve discussed, a 12 Volt Solar Panel will have a Max Power Voltage of around 18 Volts, and an Open Circuit Voltage…
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How to Create a Solar Power Kit for IP Security Camera Surveillance in Any Location
The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to install a DIY solar power kit for your IP security camera in remote locations and areas where no power is available. How to Send Data from a Solar Powered Camera? – Do It Yourself Guide – There are two primary methods…