Is there any type of "protection blanket" to protect panels during a hail storm?? (whilst on the road). I am guessing A) find a servo awning quickly.....B) make sure your insurance is up to date??.C) maybe find a bridge to drive under and quickly ?? wished you had portable panels as the storm approaches?? is there any product on the market for protecting panels
and the van roof?? .cheers Bilbo
Peter_n_Margaret said
02:52 PM May 8, 2020
If you have a typical aluminium clad caravan roof, the solar panels will protect it. They ware MUCH tougher. Tougher than the tow car roof too.
It will take quite large hail to break a solar panel.
Cheers,
Peter
bilbo said
11:28 AM May 9, 2020
Thanks peter.
Reed said
03:18 AM May 10, 2020
Most solar panels should be proof against a 1 (2.54 cm) hail stone which has a terminal velocity of 50 mph (80 km/h)
yobarr said
12:18 PM May 21, 2020
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
If you have a typical aluminium clad caravan roof, the solar panels will protect it. They ware MUCH tougher. Tougher than the tow car roof too. It will take quite large hail to break a solar panel. Cheers, Peter
Thanks for that reassurance Peter! The whole roof of my van is covered by Solar panels (9x190 watt Trina mono) and I have often wondered how they'd go in a hail storm.I know that the terminal velocity of a 25mm hailstone is around 83km/hr,but hadn't even considered possible damage to the van roof,or the car! Cheers
Peter_n_Margaret said
02:42 PM May 21, 2020
Were this not so, every hail storm would cause millions of dollars of damage to household solar and commercial solar farms, but I have never heard about that happening?
We do hear about damaged cars and caravans though.
Cheers,
Peter
Gravy73 said
07:45 PM Sep 17, 2020
****atoos and galahs are far more likely to damage your roof top panels than a hail storm especially if you leave your van parked unattended.
Is there any type of "protection blanket" to protect panels during a hail storm?? (whilst on the road). I am guessing A) find a servo awning quickly.....B) make sure your insurance is up to date??.C) maybe find a bridge to drive under and quickly ?? wished you had portable panels as the storm approaches?? is there any product on the market for protecting panels
and the van roof?? .cheers Bilbo
It will take quite large hail to break a solar panel.
Cheers,
Peter
Thanks peter.
Thanks for that reassurance Peter! The whole roof of my van is covered by Solar panels (9x190 watt Trina mono) and I have often wondered how they'd go in a hail storm.I know that the terminal velocity of a 25mm hailstone is around 83km/hr,but hadn't even considered possible damage to the van roof,or the car! Cheers
We do hear about damaged cars and caravans though.
Cheers,
Peter