glennts wrote:
pianotuna >> I would use the 4th panel as an awning.
An interesting solution worth considering however sudden wind gusts in the mountains can peak > 50 mph in the blink of an eye and that might be a problem.
Then overbuild the mounting by using angle aluminum and seriously strong metal "props".
Or have the same sort of system that some electric awnings have-where they close using an actuator during wind gusts.
My first battery bank was 875 amp-hours @ 12.6 volts. That gave me 5500 watt-hours usable. My next one will be 700 amp-hours of SiO2 which yields 7000 watt-hours usable and in extremis 8800 watt-hours.
So consider adding another LI battery to the mix.
