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--- electrical:solar:car [2018/07/01 13:01]
frater_secessus [batteries]
+++ electrical:solar:car [2020/01/14 15:22]
frater_secessus [rack-mounted panels]
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 ====== Solar for car and SUV dwellers ======
-Solar power is common for vehicle dwellers, especially those living in [[rv:cargo_van|cargo vans]] or other vehicles with large, high, and flat rooflines.
+Solar power can be extremely helpful for car dwellers, especially those living in [[rv:cargo_van|cargo vans]] or other vehicles with large, high, and flat rooflines.
 Solar is more challenging for cardwellers due to limited roof space.  SUVs are somewhere in the middle.
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-==== rack-mounted panels ====
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-While roofspace is limited, it is possible to mount a normal framed panel on a roof rack.  Your vehicle may already have a rack (or at least rails), making the job easier.  [[https://amzn.to/2lQI1O5|A simple two-bar universal rack]] is about $150, and [[https://amzn.to/2KwpFzE|a nice locking two-bar rack from someone like Inno]] is about $300-$450.
-When rack-mounting panels, mount them //flush// with or //on top of// the rack.  This will prevent the rack from [[electrical:solar:output#shade|shading the panels]].
-To prevent theft the panel could be attached with [[https://amzn.to/2Nibqx4|tamper-proof]] fasteners.
-**Pro:**  Can use normal, inexpensive panels.  Greater output due to bigger panel.  Greater output because it is always deployed.  Flat-mounted panels do not need to be re-aimed at the sun.  \\
-**Con:**  Initial installation.  Running wires to vehicle interior.  Vehicle must remain in the sun.
-Resources:
-  * 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]]
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