Learn how to select and size a solar charge controller for your battery-integrated solar electric system. See how charge controllers work and explore the differences in PWM and MPPT controllers

⏱️Timestamps:
0:06 Intro
0:40 Why are charge controllers needed?
1:05 --- Nominal battery voltage
3:15 --- Battery charging stages
4:12 Types of controllers
4:21 --- PWM controllers
5:43 --- MPPT controllers
7:15 --- Comparing PWM & MPPT output
8:10 --- Advantages of MPPT
9:49 --- Additional Features
10:28 Sizing a charge controller
10:37 --- Max voltage input
11:41 --- Min output current
13:45 Other videos and resources

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