Remember back when we decided to rip out our rv refrigerator because it kicked the bucket and lived out of a cooler for a year.
Solar panel size calculator motorhome.
Lithium battery settings on the ic series remote step by step billy slade from system solutions joins us once again to provide you with an easy to follow step by step video to set up your go power.
We even have our 20 cushion though if we want to add a smaller panel for faster charging or to help pick up the slack on cloudy days we can do that too.
However i ve learned a lot since then and am here to explain to you step by step how to size your rv solar.
If you do a lot of dry camping then you know that battery life is one of the most important things you must plan for especially if you have a small battery bank.
Go power 190 width 59 06 inches x 26 3 inches this panel is 10 79 square feet and produces 17 60 watts per square foot.
Our two 100 watt solar panels equal 200 watts together which also checks out with our guideline of matching our battery amp hours with our solar panel wattage.
Back when i assembled our solar system i found it very hard to find the information to accurately size our rv solar components.
Product list and cost of components.
Sizing rv solar components can be difficult if you don t know the steps required.
That panel is rated at 100 watts at peak efficiency meaning on a 78 degree cloudless day at solar noon on the equator during the equinox.
100 watt solar panel approximately 6 amps hour in direct summer sun no clouds here s an example of our calculation of how much the solar panels are generating to recharge our rv batteries.
Lithium batteries with the go power.
Go power 100 width 47 09 inches x 21 46 inches this solar panel is 7 02 square feet and produces 14 25 watts per square foot.
Well folks those days are long behind us.
100 watt solar panel rated at 5 43 amps.
100 watt portable solar panel.
190 watt solar panel rated at 9 3 amps.
Lithium battery settings on the ic series remote step by step.
One great way to extend battery life is to install a samlex solar power kit on your rv.
Solar calculator for rv or camper van conversions.
Currently as we speak our self installed rv solar panels are completely running our new refrigerator.
Lensun 100w 12v flexible rv solar panel kit with 10 amp controller and 2pcs 5m mc4 cables 299 00.
Solar panels are sold in varying sizes but a 100 watt panel is a commonly found size particularly for rvs.