Awning Style Solar Panel

moonlitesouls,

Make sure you don't exceed the legal limit for width.

I'd love to do awnings--but I'm already at the legal limit, so I nixed the idea.

CA Traveler wrote:
Scroll down the Kayteg1 link and note all of the empty roof space for panels. Makes no sense to me except for of course bragging rights. ie My panel is more power-ful than yours! Da*n, gotta have one of those.

you lost me here

pianotuna wrote:
moonlitesouls,

Make sure you don't exceed the legal limit for width.

I'd love to do awnings--but I'm already at the legal limit, so I nixed the idea.

thats a good point , although i would only prop the panel up when im parked somewhere nobody will care.

moonlitsouls wrote:
my roof is filled to capacity with 900w , im in new york so the sun exposure isnt great thats why i want more. im gonna look around at some of the bracket options

Mine isn't full because I didn't follow the standard practice of mounting close to the roof. I have 3x 250W and have room for 3 more. Just think outside the box.

moonlitsouls wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Scroll down the Kayteg1 link and note all of the empty roof space for panels. Makes no sense to me except for of course bragging rights. ie My panel is more power-ful than yours! Da*n, gotta have one of those.

you lost me here

That link shows a LOT of empty roof space for panels of all sizes/shapes vs a $10,000 awning that only works when the awning is out.

Therefore for me it's about bragging rights.

CA Traveler wrote:

moonlitsouls wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:
Scroll down the Kayteg1 link and note all of the empty roof space for panels. Makes no sense to me except for of course bragging rights. ie My panel is more power-ful than yours! Da*n, gotta have one of those.

you lost me here

That link shows a LOT of empty roof space for panels of all sizes/shapes vs a $10,000 awning that only works when the awning is out.

Therefore for me it's about bragging rights.

i see your point , yes the actual awning doesnt appeal to me at all , i just mean id like to replicate the mechanism in which the panel lies flat and then swivels up somehow. The only space i have left on my roof is directly above the mach8 air conditioning unit and i was contemplating putting a raised panel above that which will be my next post on this forum ; )

I haven't seen anything practical that swivels up with say a motor. My raised panels are just below the ACs. ie Sun on the panels only occurs when the sun is less than 10 degrees elevation. ie From a practical standpoint no RV shadows of concern.

Possibly your considering adding to the current panels. In 2014, I started from scratch and considered and ignored any post that didn't make sense and they were a lot related to raised panels. A easy upgrade for me would be to change the 60 cell panels for 72 cell panels resulting in up to 350W per panel. And there are other options.