Solar panel on top of ute

Cruising Cruze · Guru

Solar panel on top of ute

Netco · Senior Member

Well done John.

iana · Guru

Exactly the set-up I had mind. I found a site on the net, where you enter your location, month of the year and the angle of the solar panels. At this time of the year June July,according to this program, the difference in power generated by a panel going from 0' (flat) to 43' (angled) was 100%. Of course as the sun moves higher in the sky, mid summer the effect is not as great.

madcart · Senior Member

Hi Iana can yopu tell us what the name of that site please smile

iana · Guru

Sure thing solarelectricityhandbook.com/solar-angle-calculator.html.

Called:- Solar Angle Calculator / Solar Panel Angle Calculator.

Cruising Cruze · Guru

thanks for that Info Ian

Cheers John

Cruising Cruze · Guru

@ Ian

Was after all not to hard to do the job on top of the ute's roof
I still have to put the Sikaflex on
That's a job for tomorrow if we have the right wheather

Cheers John

-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Sunday 19th of July 2015 09:05:56 PM

chopit · Senior Member

We have a solar panel on the roof of our ute.

Charges a deep cycle battery in a box on the back. ( The back of the ute is closed in with purpose built checker-plate alloy boxes.)

Can plug in another panel on legs to move with the sun.

Set-up works a treat for us.