solar in the rain.
Hi, Finally a day that is smoky and rainy. Output to the (hungry) battery bank is 3.3 amps at 1:00 p.m. local time on August 26, 2018. Panels are from 2005 (Unisolar) and are connected in series...
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3 tons, and Almot,
I'm at 50.407544, -104.649852
BFL13 it is 3.3 amps that are getting stored and running the fridge (on propane). The generator is not with me, as it nearly ripped off the rear bumper--so that is being rebuilt. It will consist of two square 3 inch tubes, separated by 3 inches, with braces to the main frame. I suspect I'd be able to tow the Eiffel tower, with the replacement bumper, if I had enough horsepower. It is currently being sandblasted and then will be powder coated. It is an inch wider than the old bumper.
landyacht318 Unisolar Triple Junction amorphous thin film silicon cells (i.e. three frequencies of light). The specific panels are unisolar us-64. I wish I had been able to fit six of them, but that would overload the charge controller. Cost, including the controller was $1700.00 Cdn fob Regina.
It is now six pm local time and I'm still getting a tiny bit (0.4 amps) of energy (rain). Maximum output is about 17 amps in full sun in June. After the first month, I've never seen over 17 amps.
The system was purchased when I had no plans to full time. I had enough storage to do pretty much what ever I wished for a 7 day trip. I manged to be generator free for 5 lovely years.
In the past year, the generator has been run less than 100 hours. That makes the cost of power from it astronomically expensive.
3 tons, and Almot,
I'm at 50.407544, -104.649852
BFL13 it is 3.3 amps that are getting stored and running the fridge (on propane). The generator is not with me, as it nearly ripped off the rear bumper--so that is being rebuilt. It will consist of two square 3 inch tubes, separated by 3 inches, with braces to the main frame. I suspect I'd be able to tow the Eiffel tower, with the replacement bumper, if I had enough horsepower. It is currently being sandblasted and then will be powder coated. It is an inch wider than the old bumper.
landyacht318 Unisolar Triple Junction amorphous thin film silicon cells (i.e. three frequencies of light). The specific panels are unisolar us-64. I wish I had been able to fit six of them, but that would overload the charge controller. Cost, including the controller was $1700.00 Cdn fob Regina.
It is now six pm local time and I'm still getting a tiny bit (0.4 amps) of energy (rain). Maximum output is about 17 amps in full sun in June. After the first month, I've never seen over 17 amps.
The system was purchased when I had no plans to full time. I had enough storage to do pretty much what ever I wished for a 7 day trip. I manged to be generator free for 5 lovely years.
In the past year, the generator has been run less than 100 hours. That makes the cost of power from it astronomically expensive.
