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 Solar Panel Power Information and Calculator
If you wish to purchase solar panels for motorhomes then Outdoor bits supplies these and tracking solar panels which can produce up to 5 times more power compared to an equivalent sized conventional solar panel. Buy solar panels HERE
One of our members SallyTrafic has contributed an excellent 4 part article on Solar Power, how to use it, efficiency and how to integrate it into your motorhome.
Read Part 1 Here
Read Part 2 Here
Read Part 3 Here
Read Overview Here
Download the spreadsheet Here
How much electricity can you realistically expect a solar panels to produce?
Enter values corresponding to your current location, panel ratings etc to see approximately what you could expect to gain in power.Solar Panel Calculator Notes:- The calculator makes the following assumptions:
- Horizontal panels
- A clear, cloudless sky
- No other obstructions to shade the panels
- A basic, non-current-boosting charge controller
- The northern hemisphere
- Panels at sea level
- It accounts for the following variables:
- Length of day, based on latitude and date
- The elevation angle of the sun throughout the day, also based on latitude and date, as it affects the quantity of direct solar radiation (the Cosine Effect)
- It ignores the following variables:
- Air mass due to altitude
- Angular air mass
- Angular spectral variation
- Angle of incidence effects (apart from pure Cosine Effect)
- Diffuse solar radiation
- Temperature
Many thanks to Sterling UDell for allowing me to plageurise his calculator from his website at http://www.where-rv-now.com
Sterling also has a Datastorm setup and an excellent informative site on working from his motorhome whilst touring around the US
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