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frater_secessus [$800] 		electrical:solar:car [2024/09/09 23:53] (current)
frater_secessus [Solar for car and SUV dwellers]
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 Framed panels can easily be hidden between the rails of a roof rack.  While suboptimal, flex panels can be adhered flat on the roof.  Neither are obvious to passers-by.  Framed panels can easily be hidden between the rails of a roof rack.  While suboptimal, flex panels can be adhered flat on the roof.  Neither are obvious to passers-by. 
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 +Example:  [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1fd6952/successfully_installed_4x_100_w_solar_panels_on/|400w on a Sienna]].
 ===== panels ===== ===== panels =====
 ==== rack-mounted panels ==== ==== rack-mounted panels ====
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 {{ https://i.imgur.com/pAR4tYX.jpg?200}}Resources:  {{ https://i.imgur.com/pAR4tYX.jpg?200}}Resources: 
 +  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1ez4icr/finally_mounted_4x_100_w_solar_on_2007_sienna/|400w cleanly mounted on a Sienna]]
   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEj47JaPWm8|DIY Roof Rack with Solar Panel Honda Odyssey]]   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEj47JaPWm8|DIY Roof Rack with Solar Panel Honda Odyssey]]
   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44G3y22jy0|255W solar panel installed on jeep]]   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44G3y22jy0|255W solar panel installed on jeep]]
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 100w **solar panels** are ~$1/watt.  Used higher voltage panels are about 1/3rd of the price per watt, but require [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|an MPPT solar charge controller]] and are typically >200w.   100w **solar panels** are ~$1/watt.  Used higher voltage panels are about 1/3rd of the price per watt, but require [[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|an MPPT solar charge controller]] and are typically >200w.  
  
-Larger battery banks don't just store more energy, they allow higher charging rates from the alternator((or solar, but most cars don't have enough room for that much solar)) without stressing the battery)).  +Larger battery banks don't just store more energy, they allow higher charging rates from the alternator((or solar, but most cars don't have enough room for that much solar)) without stressing the battery.  
  
 ===== $800 ===== ===== $800 =====
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 loads loads
  
-  * DC ~50A (650w)+  * DC ~50A (650w)((solar might provided another 213w under optimal conditions, allowing loads up to 663w without exceeding LFP's typical 0.5C sustained discharge spec))
   * AC (inverter) ~40A (520w)   * AC (inverter) ~40A (520w)
  
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   * 100w panel - $100   * 100w panel - $100
   * 10A single stage PWM charger - $15   * 10A single stage PWM charger - $15
-  * small PSW inverter like [[https://amzn.to/48aWp9u|the Bestek 300w]] - $60  +  * small PSW inverter like [[https://amzn.to/48aWp9u|the Bestek 300w]] - $60  and/or USB outlets
  
 ==== performance ==== ==== performance ====
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