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What can you run on a single 100W Solar Panel?
Mercedes Sprinter Campervan Conversion.
Working backwards from a single 100W monocrystalline solar panel we work out how much power that will generate during a single day to see what devices we will be able to use in our van.
For our example this worked out to be 231Wh of power.
We go on to size the correct AGM deep cycle leisure battery to go with the 100W Solar Panel and arrive at a single 90Ah battery.
To select a suitable charge controller you simply take the rated output of the panel and divide by the nominal voltage of the battery. So 100W / 12V = 8.33 Amps. Therefore a 10A solar charge controller will do the job and will typically have a power range up to 130W for 12V system.
I have designed a solar panel mounting system that allows me to tilt the panel at different angles to match the position of the sun.
Sprinter Campervan solar tracking roof mount system.
If you are interested in purchasing these items I have placed some search links below:-
100W Monocrystalline Solar Panel -
rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X100w%2Bmonocrystalline%2Bsolar%2Bpanel.TRS0%26_nkw%3D100w%2Bmonocrystalline%2Bsolar%2Bpanel%26_sacat%3D0
90Ah AGM Deep Cycle Leisure Battery - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D90ah%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery.TRS0%26_nkw%3D90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_sacat%3D0
10Amp Solar Charge Controller - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X10amp%2Bsolar%2Bcharge%2Bcontroller.TRS0%26_nkw%3D10amp%2Bsolar%2Bcharge%2Bcontroller%26_sacat%3D0
Disclosure - As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase using the above affiliate link. Thank you for supporting our channel.
If you would like to purchase one of my T-shirts to support the channel and help raise funds for future videos please go to -
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RV Geeks Solar Tilting Experiments - youtu.be/CP96OjwZdao
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0:00 What Devices
1:44 Daily Sunshine
2:37 System Losses Dirty Solar Panels
4:33 Battery Sizing
7:21 Panel Tilt Angle
What can you run on a single 100W Solar Panel?
Mercedes Sprinter Campervan Conversion.
Working backwards from a single 100W monocrystalline solar panel we work out how much power that will generate during a single day to see what devices we will be able to use in our van.
For our example this worked out to be 231Wh of power.
We go on to size the correct AGM deep cycle leisure battery to go with the 100W Solar Panel and arrive at a single 90Ah battery.
To select a suitable charge controller you simply take the rated output of the panel and divide by the nominal voltage of the battery. So 100W / 12V = 8.33 Amps. Therefore a 10A solar charge controller will do the job and will typically have a power range up to 130W for 12V system.
I have designed a solar panel mounting system that allows me to tilt the panel at different angles to match the position of the sun.
Sprinter Campervan solar tracking roof mount system.
If you are interested in purchasing these items I have placed some search links below:-
100W Monocrystalline Solar Panel -
rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X100w%2Bmonocrystalline%2Bsolar%2Bpanel.TRS0%26_nkw%3D100w%2Bmonocrystalline%2Bsolar%2Bpanel%26_sacat%3D0
90Ah AGM Deep Cycle Leisure Battery - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D90ah%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery.TRS0%26_nkw%3D90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_sacat%3D0
10Amp Solar Charge Controller - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=11800&pub=5575265109&campid=5338027957&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D90ah%2Bagm%2Bleisure%2Bbattery%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X10amp%2Bsolar%2Bcharge%2Bcontroller.TRS0%26_nkw%3D10amp%2Bsolar%2Bcharge%2Bcontroller%26_sacat%3D0
Disclosure - As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase using the above affiliate link. Thank you for supporting our channel.
If you would like to purchase one of my T-shirts to support the channel and help raise funds for future videos please go to -
redbubble.com/people/gregvirgoe/works/29745122-itll-only-take-half-an-hour?asc=u
RV Geeks Solar Tilting Experiments - youtu.be/CP96OjwZdao
If you have found this information to be helpful to you and would like to make a donation to help fund future videos please visit paypal.me/gregvirgoe
Thank you very much for watching. #gregvirgoe #vanlife #tinyhome
0:00 What Devices
1:44 Daily Sunshine
2:37 System Losses Dirty Solar Panels
4:33 Battery Sizing
7:21 Panel Tilt Angle
