Build a Supercapacitor Solar System in Minutes!
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Today we are going to Build a Supercapacitor Solar System in Minutes!
Before I get too involved on the Humacao cases I wanted to make this project as a celebration for hitting the 1,000 subscribers on this channel.
This is a Solar Generator that works without batteries and uses Super Capacitors as the main energy storage.
A system like this one can help many families around the world by providing clean energy during the day an run many appliances like a fridge, ice maker and many more...
Thanks to all of you that have supported me during this creasy ride. God bless you all.
Javier
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I love this idea. Super Cap's are amazing and I'm so glad someone is experimenting with real world projects using them.
Thank you!
I have a 4.3 cf apartment size fridge that we ran with two golf cart batteries (225ah) and 200 watts. It works well as long as you have 3-4 sunny days per week. The trouble is that with this setup it is hard to get an equalization charge in to keep the capacity at peak level. Adding a third panel for 300 watts work much better and allows for monthly maintenance.
I dont care about the night, i have electricity for the night.. i just wanna reduce my electricity cost by running things on solar during the day time and i thought super capacitors will be perfect for this. And when i searched i saw your video on CZcams. You already have the proof of concept! Thanks man.. Do you mind shearing the schematic for the super capacitor board please?
The PCB came with the supercaps.
Sir,do u make biggest campaster battery the have load test , basitawan from Pakistan , Lahore , Askari 10,house 276b
Super nice project. Lightweight and affordable. This is to do thing with the sunlight only. Capacitor are doing as buffer to the solar panel.
I do not use any expensive & sensitive batteries anymore. I use 4x supercaps banks à 6x500F. For my 24V inverter, two in serie and other two in parallel. A 4000W pure shine inverter works great @ 30V. A 2500W watercocker is no problem for these powerful powercaps. Wow!
500 farads?! Where did you get such a huge caps?
Amazon
6 2.7v500f in series/ parallel to get 12-16v only give you 83f. If you run 2 500f in parallel you get 1000f but 2.7v if in series you get 5.4v but 250uf @@Teknopottu
This looks awesome. I would've loved to be able to run my fridge at least during the through Maria.
Very interesting indeed. I'll try a super cap solar system.
Muy bueno... Mi like fue el numero 1000...!!
Congrats Javier.!
You know that's a really clean set up.
Eu gostei principalmente por citar a palavra de Deus no final do Vídeo. Parabéns pelo seu Digníssimo trabalho, que o Senhor continue te iluminando para que você publique mais vídeos como esse. Att Suely Santos.
Been contemplating a similar system for my boat, keep up the good work and please elaborate on the kind of capacitors etc
Best free energy video for a affordable price that works
Thanks for understanding the concept. Hopefully I'll make more videps soon
So can you hook batteries up to the capacitor bank
@@brandonfuller9484 Yup... and when you pull a lot of amps from a bank, the caps are the one getting the hit and not the cells
Hey Javier I tried to hook my batteries to my capacitor and the wire got real hot and started to burn do I need a protection board and I did use speaker wires
@@brandonfuller9484 how did tou connect it to the batteries? Are they supercaps? Did they have a protection board?
The only reason it could get really hot is because the cells are discharging a lot of energy into them really fast or there's a short somewhere in the lines
Great idea homey!! I'd love to see another collaboration with you and Jehu but this time, do a large SuperCap deployment for real-time use but with battery backup for nighttime. Such a great idea, we'll done! Congrats on 1k subs!!
Congrats on 1k subs! You make great videos and do great work. You'll hit 100k in no time!
Realmente essa informação é muito boa
Wonderful please keep me info. Great idea. Thank you.
Subscribed! Can’t wait for next good thing. I am your fb diy powerwall friend. Keep it up dude.
Keep going maaaan !
Great work!
Hey I just pre-ordered some of your do it yourself solderless kits. Do you think it’s possible to integrate into a SolarSystem array with super caps and a switch over to battery one super caps are dead. Like for nighttime use? Also using the charge controller to charge both the super caps and batteries
Great stuff. Salud a tu familia y a todos en Puerto Rico.
Congratulations on your 1K subscribers!
Hi Javier. The 600 watt inverter will draw 50A when it is running a 600W load. The caps store charge Q=CV Cs in series divide, like resistors in parallel, so C of the 6 caps in series is really 83 farads. 83Fx12V is about 1000 coulombs of charge. Since charge Q=IxT we calc 1000C/50A=20 seconds for one string of 6 caps., so the more strings of 6 you can put in that box, the longer you can run the inverter. 2 strings of caps in parallel should hold up for 40 sec. 600Wx40sec is 24000 watt-sec, but you want watt hrs! Need to divide by 3600 sec in an hr. 24000/3600 is 6 watt-hr. Thats a 6 watt bulb for an hr. Need many more 6 cap strings to run the cooler all night. Also, should have 600watts of panels to keep the 600 watt inverter running. Numbers dont lie.
Thanks for the tip
I believe trains used to huge super-capacitors May be they can used as energy storage banks?
You'll need a really big supercaps banks
Wow super cool!!!!
Chevere!!
Integrate with one 12v 100ah battery and it could run for days. I love this when you prove ideas like this work.
Exactly! You need batteries to run off at night, and the solar for daytime. Of course, the more batteries the better and longer run time.
You can parallel connect the batteries and supercaps all the time too.
Brutal papa!!
Some switches and busbars added and you can use the capacitors in the day while some batterys charge and then near sundown when the caps drain flip them off and flip the batterys on.
good job
So for a 24 volt system, I could do a 10s with the linked super caps?
hi yr 2 row capacitor how much voltage and amps if i want add 1 more row capictor how to hookup
Great job man really neat idea
I love your project .pleas You can put batteries any .ex 18650 it will charge slow with solar but at night with the capacitor put diode between the batteries an capacitor directly connected to the fridge the batteries will help maintain it's capacity as a solar .tx😉
Very nice video.
Nice video, i have had my thoughts about something similar, but with a twist.
I have a 40a mppt and a 12v 250a lifepo. My panels are a bit oversized. Id like to switch to 24 or even 48v to get more watt from my panels, but.. the price on batteries is an issue. So, my thoughts.. plugging a cap in the mppt that can handle 60vand plugging a dc dc buck step down 48v->13,8v 80a converter. I got a 44k mfd cap but it think it might be too tiny. It can handle up to 100vdc thou. I dont have the buck and im wonder if it will work or if its a waste of money. Do you have some spare parts to test it in a video?
Anyway, thanks, love the vid :).
Edit. Was planning to use a 3$ LVD with a dc dc SSR to turn off feeding to the buck if needed if volt got too low on the cap.
Your on the right track. Not to say I have not gone dry on my home made system.(solar/lead acid) how ever it's quite trustworthy. It supports, tv, radio, computer fan, and house lighting needs for 14 years.( Never bought a dime's worth of Ac here) Keep it up om. And via con dios. De kv4li. Ps never turn down old computers as they have the most perfect fan. Low consumption on DC and seems they never die. That's right they get tossed out without regard of its assets. And don't be afraid to box up old auto radios add speakers you have a home entertainment center that just keeps giving. 73
Ok felicitari
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Use a bike crank generator
I need to find one
Wow 😮
Felicidades, 1,000 suscriptores eso eee... Saludo desde Humacao P.R
Hoy voy a estar por esa área
Super 🖒
Can we direct current from the caps with out solar panels such that the caps will run the motors of drone
Fly a drone with supercaps and solar panels?
what are your setting for charging the Farad Condensator 2.7 V 500F on the solar charger
15v max voltage
Hi ! How many strip of this capacitor you have ,I think you have 2 that what I saw are they plugged in parallel inside the tool box and in parallel too with the solar controller . let me know thank you I really appreciate
Eu acho que são pessõas como voê, é que ajuda a melhorar nosso planeta. - BRASIL
This could work with sand battery using smaller solar panel (spares and old ones) maximum heat no damaged batteries brilliant thanks
You know, i was thinking the same the other day. I'm just trying to figure out how to convert heat to electricity using off the shelves tech
@@JavierCamacho stirling engine is the obvious but I was thinking hot water or cooking depending on the amount of heat in sand. Sand pizza oven maybe 🤔
saludos javier.quiero hacer un proyecto y he estado viendo tus videos.es posible construir una batria con celdas 18650? para mi moto? debo de hacer una 3s o una 4s? el bms tiene algun rango de entrada de voltaje de carga?la bateria original es 12v 14ah.
It's been over a year now, have you tried other projects with the supercapacitors? I'm only asking because I didn't see other videos. Thanks in advance and keep up the great work.
I haven't got the change to make more videos but rest asure I will get back at these supercaps
Good idea to add batteries as that gives alot more options to the table..
It wont ruin capacitors as compared to solar batteries when power is drain during the night?
A capacity system would help on panels on the move...I tried making a solar trailer for my bike but the trees and constant shading, kept screwing with the charge of the batteries... I just wish they made supercapacitors at a higher voltage...
So this is a 170 F cap?
You could put them in series but then you'll loose capacity on the supercaps
Yea
Hi. In an emergency you can keep the fridge cold like this. Put some bottles of water In the fridge for thermal ballast. During the day, turn the fridge down to its coldest setting to chill the contents and the ballast. At night, switch off the power, it will stay cold with the door shut while you sleep. Repeat next day.
Nice intro..
I like it
if i need more power like 2 kw what i need add more solar panel only?
I'll add more panles and more supercaps. You'll need them to handle the energy
Great video mate x
I need an snswer.. how much capacitor array need to power a full home eg: 100wh...
Capacitors will only work during the day. Your question has no answer until you male a proper test but my estimate is more than 10,000
Can this system run refrigerator whole day?
Does it give steady current in presence of sun light?
With the proper setup it will run the refrigerator during sunlight.
Hello brother, (Me Hermano), Greetings from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Great video and you are definitely on to something very powerful. I don’t know much, but you have my wheels turning here. 😉 You run into the nighttime usage problem. Did you look into charging a lithium ion/lithium iron or better yet (maybe) a large super capacitor, as a reserve/standby power source, that only charges in the day, and then is your power source at night? Namaste and keep up the great work, Nathan. 😍🙏🏼🇨🇦
Can add some more capacitors for night usage. Instead of batteries.
I'm actually looking into making a similar small lightweight power solution by combining the super capacitors with 26650 rechargeable batteries for a long-term emergency situation.
That sounds like a great project...!!!
Amazing videos on your channel,Javier..... Let's hope the Gofundme link starts to ramp up and your subscriber totals grow toward your new goals..God Bless always..Power to Puerto Rico...
Finoooo
Check the brushes on that skill saw.
Ok
did you connected the cap to the battery terminal of the inverter
Same terminal
For got to tell. That the truck stop. Marker lights (the ones with three led lamps) make better than "nothing"ceiling lamps. there is enough light to not run into the furniture. And great pourch lights. They make poweroutages which happens here often in my Tennessee hamlet safer scares the thieves away.
Esto podría revolucionar el mundo... Quisiera existieran los ultracapacitores
That is a great idea! so when there is sun you will have plenty of power, are there any really cheap batteries that cannot handle alot of current but have enough storage to make it run small things during the night? like have the capacitors handle the surge power but the batteries handle the long term amp draw?
18650 are more than ok and maybe cheap lead acid
check about kilowatt labs
Stubblefield coils.
What?
Can you elaborate?
Great stuff Javier! The only limitation with Caps is the discharge rate. They can't sustain long run like batteries. I've tried all gymnastics with them. My next experiments with SupCaps will be geared towards 12VDC fridges, irons and other household appliances. Then no need for inverters. A Pulse mode circuit could be used at the output to secure more running time. By the way, is it a genuine Pure Sinewave Inverter you are using? Where did U buy it? Thumbs up Javier. We are on the right track.
Thanks for your comments. Looking forward to see your results. The inverter was bought on amazon, here is the link: amzn.to/2SiAOVh
But the capacitors would definitely help on the surge current that is needed when starting some devices...
@@SolarizeYourLife like a soft start for an AC
How is this different from directly running solar pv to inverter
voltaje stability.... Solar PV can change their voltaje very fast and can become an issue for the inverter to keep up...
Disculpa, puedes cargar baterias durante el dia
why to use caps in between? cant use directly?
I love your idea can you atleast give me some advice and give the plan the devices and brand you used in this project of yours..
I noticed the video is 5 years old, as my practical Hobby, I'm in the process of adding a super capacitor subsystem in parallel with my 12 volt 2000 watt solar system. I've been running my refrigerator with several different batteries including a 50 amp, 100 amp and 200 amp. When I first purchased the 100 amp battery and charge them full, they produced enough amperage to get my refrigerator started consistently. As the battery has aged I'm noticing issues with the refrigerator startup.
I'm looking for advice regarding what capacity of a super capacitor would be the best for this specific application. I'm not real clear on charging the capacitors and would appreciate any feedback on ways to charge the super capacitors from the solar systems output.
Thank You
If you put that system with on grid inverter could reduce the electricity bill. it could be?
Saludos, JAVIER, FELICITACIONES. Mi duda es, acaso Los capacitores pueden acumular carga?
Es correcto. Los capacitores están diseñados para cargar bien rápido y descargar de igual forma. En el caso de los supercaps, se descargan mas lentos de lo normal. Jamas se pueden comparar con baterías pero si son útiles durante el día cuando se usan de esta forma.
eso sirve para apartamentos tambien o viene alguno para instalar en apartamentos
solo si tiene acceso a una terraza con sol directo
I want see it with batteries because I'm thinking of using this project used in different rooms with this system.
if we use that kind of system whole day or on daily basis then what will be the expected life of capacitors??
Capacitors have a very long lifespan.
Their life cicles goes from 10,000 up to 500,000 and more. They are a great with solar panels and lowering the energy utility bill
"Solar system" Is something different in my vocabulary!
Also in mine
this can work really well with small hydro generator
That's right.
Muy buen video compañero.
Yo estoy en la fabricación de un generador solar pero con una batería que fabrique con 18650 pero he llegado a un punto al cuán no sé cómo avanzar y me gustaría pedirte ayuda para la conexión del bms y el cableado hacia el regulador y el inversor.
¿Podrías ayudarme a terminar mi proyecto por favor?
Any updates on this build. Or a reliable source for solar panels
Doing my best to come up with a following video
Desde Colombia
Que buen vídeo
Estos mismos capacitores servirían para aumentar la corriente de los paneles solares y así mismo llevar una mejor capacidad de carga a la bateria?
La corriente es la misma. El trabajo principal de ellos es regular el voltaje para que el inversor funcione como debe.
Thank you for sharing 🙏....batteries need long time to charge and long time to discharge. Whereas capacitors faster charge faster discharge. So they can work together.
You didn't mention "KW"..
Do i need bms for super capacitor?
No. The ones I used have a self balancing circuit on them
great video, just one question could the super caps hook up directly to the solar panels , then connect charge controller to the supper caps , could this connection be used on cloudy days to maintain the battery due its quick state of charge?
Nope. Solar panels can damage the caps if connected directly because they can output voltages that are over the specs of the supercaps.
You need a constant voltage from the panels and that's why the CC is for.
thanks much@@JavierCamacho
Sweet
I'm curious I have a work van I would love to be able to build a solar generator with supercars to run a 15a 120v circular saw all day can we do it . Some times we go to job sights that dont have power dont want to use batteries to expensive. CAN IT BE DONE ?!
YES YOU CAN!!!! and here is the video I got the inspiration from czcams.com/video/wKYkSwCGe0s/video.html
The way I see it is like this. When you want to use 200w of energy you need at least twice the amount of that in panels. But this is for running equipment non stop during the day.
For tools that will be used for a few minutes, around 75% more should be good.
At the end of the day is all about input and output.
1. a good size supercaps bank
2. Good quality panels
3. A really good MPP charge controller
These should give you what you need.
Es interesante lo que planteas con supercapacitores, por desgracia su densidad energetica aun es bastante inferior inclusive a la del plomo, ion litio quedan aun peor.
Eso si tienen unos tiempos de recarga maravillosos y picos de descarga impresionantes, pero si le veo problema en construir algo que alimente aparatos con bastante consumo. No durarian mucho.
Hola, espero tu comentario sea basado en la gran limitación de nuestra comunidad latina y no la de confundir 0’ hablar sin una base. Pero cualquier capacitador que tengas dc arriba de 21,000 uf te ayudará no son baterías pero sí lo interpones en medio no te dejará caer el Voltaje de la batería qué es su mayor debilidad o de cualquier otra fuente, solar, eólica donde el Voltaje sea menor de 120v siendo el mejor 240v o más por qué la diferencia en watt es Voltaje o amperios y si tú Voltaje comienza a caer lo compensa con más amperios , lo que se traduce en calor 🥵 en el equipo y el cableado eléctrico lo cual sigue pidiendo más consumo de energía o amperios. Y un súpercapacitor no permite que el Voltaje y amperaje bajen, mantenimiento el trabajo de tu equipo en su eficiencia, dándole un rendimiento mucho mejor a la fuente. Son caros pero ahorita con los problemas globales están más accesibles. .......cuídate,Gracias
What is the capacity of your system when it is fully charged?
Took me a while to come up with the word solar capacitor. I believe solar capacitors have a longer life than batteries. I only want to use batteries in the middle of the night.
You have battery modules with costs of the order of $200 per kWh and 5k to 20k cycles warranty...what is the function of a capacitor bank?
Is it enhanced capture or storage? Get to this earlier in the presentation please
Did you watch the video?
can you use this idea with solar batteries also
yes you can...
Thank you. Appreciate it. You seemed quite excited at this time, but don't see any more videos using these after this one. What happened, didn't find it so useful after all?
Time... I've been working on other projects and I haven't got the time or the resources to revisit this setup.
But to give you an idea of how useful it is, at the beginning of 2020 we got hit by many earthquakes. One of them shutdown the entire grid and at the time I didn't had a solar battery.
I quickly took the supercaps and some panels and use it to run the fridge and the tv while I was putting together a battery using one of my kits.
I'm looking forward to tackle this idea in the near future.
Thanks for asking.
@@JavierCamacho Nice, thank you. Subscribed. Also, not very clear what all those custom 18650 are for, is it to replace solar batteries that are hard to get over there?
@@TheVedicWayChannel use to be hard to get them. Now, we partner up with battery Hookup and finding cells is not a problem anymore
Bene continua così
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Saludos se puede hacer mas grande los capacitores añadir mas ? Tendria q ser siempre con un inverter a 12v?
Que se le puede añadir para la noche
Puedes añadir más y combinarlo en serie
Una batería
Hi, various lighting concepts are good to consider, and I guess you have. An LED flashlight, supercap or lithium rechargeable would be good. Also led in a speaker wire, low power distribution connected to your system, for light in any room, etc.
I ran a test using a small led USB light bulb and the supercapacitors kept it on for around 30 minutes
@@JavierCamacho Thanks. I guess if it's on for just a few minutes at a time, it can last many hours.
Se puede usar con un inversor de 24v?
Se tiene que hacer la configuración adecuada para usarlo con 24v
An exercise bike hooked to an alternator could charge the caps, possibly wind power or a hydro wheel.