TCS with Solar - Rooftop or Portable
Hi folks, I'm still exploring Solar power for my new TC. In another thread I shared a rooftop system I was considering and several people suggested I go portable instead. I had not considered portable...
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One could do both roof-mounted and portable, as I did. The portable runs through the same controller as the permanent solar (size it properly in advance) then you decide based on circumstances whether to deploy the portable.
Since I use the flexible Renogy 100 W panel, I have a pretty easy transportation and deployment situation, and I can place it on the roof easily, or on the windshield or the picnic table or against a tire or... (these are all ways I have used it in the last six weeks). That panel without controller weighs only 3 pounds I think.
Overall, with only one controller and two panels I think I ended up with a fairly decent solution for my circumstances. It may or not be useful for someone else.
Since I use the flexible Renogy 100 W panel, I have a pretty easy transportation and deployment situation, and I can place it on the roof easily, or on the windshield or the picnic table or against a tire or... (these are all ways I have used it in the last six weeks). That panel without controller weighs only 3 pounds I think.
Overall, with only one controller and two panels I think I ended up with a fairly decent solution for my circumstances. It may or not be useful for someone else.
