Truck Camper Solar Panels

Last spring we attempted an impromptu experiment to see how long we could camp without 110 volt shore power.

Truck camper solar panels.

Solar panels the key component that makes solar power possible the solar panel is rated in watts and is constructed of numerous photo voltaic pv silicon cells that convert the sun s energy into direct current dc. They are about 12 amps load capable during bright daylight. Rv solar power 101. Truck camper magazine installs a 150 watt zamp solar panel system on their project camper and takes a big step towards cutting the cord and camping off the grid.

Portable solar panels can be purchased with or without a charge controller meaning it can tie in with your existing roof top solar power system or it can operate independently and in parallel with your main system. The motorized covered wagon pioneers of today head for the backwoods or fishing hole in smaller less energy intensive campers. With truck campers space is at a premium and you need subsystems specially designed for small roofs and tight storage compartments. We have not tied the foldable panels in with the hard panels because the charge controllers would conflict.

Each individual cell consists of a positive and negative side and a middle area called the p n junction. Two 95 watt hard framed solar panels are roof mounted on the camper feeding two agm 6 volt batteries in series. 100 watt solar module mounted on roof of truck bed cap dry campers or boondockers do not move each day from one high tech camp ground to the next.