Badlands Bob
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I could see this evolving into a fully automated system. Program your controller with the date, time and GPS coordinates and it will automatically raise and lower the solar panels during the day to optimize power.
That's going to be true in most cases, but the added battery capacity needed to store all the power generated by 1600 watts of solar - especially on sunny days - is going to be expensive and take up a lot of space, or the excess power generated will be wasted. Additionally, it will likely be impossible to install that much solar on any RV's roof, there's just not enough room. Most of the panels will have to be portable. (Nothing wrong with that.)gatorcq said:Increase your solar to 1600 watts, and you will not have to tilt.
That's my plan, arr 2 addition panels to my current system.
A fair amount was spent on R&D (I still have to total everything) but when the build specs were finalized, the retail cost of all the parts used to build each system (not including solar panel) was about $90.00. The patent, however, cost a LOT more than the entire R&D process.Frankedj said:I am curious as to what the cost of the tilt & lock systems did to the cost of the solar on the roof not including any equipment below.
I am working on a remote tilt and lock myself and getting it close to going up on the roof. I lift 7 panels onto their short ends on a single frame with four 12" stroke actuators. What I did pretty much doubled the cost of what is on the roof but I was not about to climb up there twice a day.