Flexible or conventional solar panels for TC?
My questions pertain only to physical mounting on my TC. I'm an electrical engineer, and already have done several solar setups. I have 600w of solar right now on the Shotwagon (my trailer in the si...
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Wankel7 wrote:
Can you fit bigger panels on your roof?
If 600 watts is your goal I would accomplish this with the least number of panels as possible. 6 panels are a lot of wiring and mounting.
My guess is if you did 3 175 watt panels you would have the same power going to your charge controller as you would with 6 100 watt panels due to less total wiring and lower resistance.
Additionally, if you have any panel tilting aspirations panels glued to your roof won't allow that.
I have no connection to these panels but I have been eyeing them for a future install.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-175-Watt-12-Volt-Battery-Charger-Solar-Panel-Off-Grid-RV-Boat-175-watt-total/272812576939?hash=item3f84e590ab:g:2uYAAOSw-29ZXumz
I agree although it's good to try and stay as far as possible from possible shading from things like the Air conditioner if possible. Also allow room to walk around on the roof to clean panels and maintenance. Panels in the 160-180 watt range are often good sizes for full size campers.
The cab over on TC's is a good spot away from shading and slightly angled so parking towards the sun helps their production a little. These are 180 watt panels.
