Chapter 2.1 – The Portable Solar Panel Array
NOTE: The Tilt angles I discuss are the degrees measured from vertical. If you are measuring your tilt angle from horizontal, when I mention the 80* risers, think 20* from horizontal.
Under normal circumstances, a solar panel array would be mounted on a home roof or on a side-of-pole ground mounts. The battery bank would be located in a storage room with the inverters and charge controllers mounted on the wall. Post collapse, when you absolutely must produce your own electricity, you need to be able to protect the equipment. Thus, the portable solar power system. Here is a 4 panel array on wheels that can be rolled out of sight and into protection at night or when not in use. The hinges were essential to the design for several reasons. First, it allowed the entire array assembly to collapse and store away. Second, the system has interchangeable risers to attain the optimum tilt angle throughout the year. The Panel Array has a Combiner Panel mounted on a removable cross tie on the rear of the array. The combiner box provides a method to combine the panels in parallel with breakers. The core of the Combiner Box is a Square D Outdoor 70 AMP 2 Space/Slot Circuit Breaker Load Center. Installed in the Combiner box are two twin 15 AMP breakers offering four breakers, one for each solar panel. The Portable Solar Array Combiner Box is described in detail. Thanks, I hope you enjoy, and please subscribe.
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Post time: Jun-27-2017