Project request for information: Average size? (1 Viewer)

[Gromett]

Of your solar panel install .

I am just wondering what the average size of solar panels most people have. I know there are some of us who have 300-600 watts on our vans. And some have only 1 x 100 Watt panel.

But what is the average? If you can post your figure here it will give me a rough sample to base my project on.

Thank you

PS: fridge project is on hold until we have hot weather again, I am planning the solar project ready for the summer so I don't run out of the correct conditions again.

 

[Gromett]

PPS: I am working my nuts off on my day job to earn enough money so I can have next week off. This will then be spent making and editing videos so you can see what I am up to.

 

[SandraL]

250 watts total. One at 150 other at 100 due to space availability.

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[daveandsan]

1x140 watts.

 

[Cal54]

2 x 100 wt

 

[Abacist]

3 X 100 + 1X 80 = 380 watts

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[Deleted member 29692]

2 x 100 watt panels feeding 2 x 110ah leisure batteries plus whatever the cab battery is.

 

[jnn]

2 * 100W for habitation plus 2*10W for van battery

(240ah + ?95ah)

 

[Reallyretired]

4x100w charging hab batteries 2x125Ah and starter battery 70Ah

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[TheBig1]

2 x 150w 1 x 100w

 

[SomeoneElse]

2 x 130W.

 

[MikeD]

100w feeding 140ah battery - goes a bit low after four days in Spain.

Much quicker in UK I suspect

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[Dazzlin]

2 x 100 + 2 x 80 = 360w into 220ah.

Rarely hook up but rarely spend more than 2 months in uk.

 

[Brendan]

Fitted 4x80w to my last van.
Current van has 1x100w at the minute, but the plan was to see how that worked out before making too many changes.
I believe the controller will manage another 200w, so they will be fitted by spring.

 

[Neckender]

90 watt feeding 210 amps of batteries.

John.

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[The2i's]

1 x 120w. That's the max for the Sargent EC500 in our van.

 

[Minxy]

1 x 60w semi-flexible solar panel and 2 x 95amp or 100 amp (can't remember!) leisure batteries.

What is the project you're doing though Gromett?

 

[Larrynwin]

120w and one 95a domestic and trickle feed to engine battery.

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[Gromett]

What is the project you're doing though Gromett?

I don't really want to say at the moment, because previous projects have dragged on for so long that they seem like vapour ware now

Needless to say, it is being designed by a motorhomer for motorhomers. I am designing it for my own use, but will open source all the software and hardware so anyone with a soldering iron can replicate it.

I have put the fridge project to one side until we get warmer weather. I am just planning the big project at the moment.

 

[cornish boy]

2x60w feeding 2x100ah leisure batteries & starter battery

 

[Snowbird]

At the moment am running 2X100 watt into 330 amps of battery bank. Have not done enough touring with this van to tell if that is enough but in the past I have ran 300 watts into 450 amps of battery and could wild camp indefinitely with a small vertical axis wind turbine as back up.

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[Popeye]

Hi Karl, mine has 4 x 100 Watt solar-panels feeding a bank of 3 x 120 Ah leisure batteries and 1 x 105 Ah starter battery. All fitted as standard to the Frankia Platin Plus last year.

 

[Bailey58]

1 x 130w

 

[OZeRV]

600 watts solar (3 x 200 watt) charging at 24v into 4 x 120 Ah habitation batteries plus 2 x 120 Ah cranking batteries. Fridge/freezer is 210 lt 24v compressor type.

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[Bart]

3 x 100w

 

[tonyidle]

1 x 55W, 1 x 80W, 1 x 95W. 2 x 95Ah FLA

 

[Mr Ed]

1x120watt panel into 2x110 hab batteries+tricle into engine battery.Not had a problem and we tour about 3 months at a time mostly wilding

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[Lorryman100]

2 x 100 watt panels feeding 2 x 110ah leisure batteries plus whatever the cab battery is.

Same as NickNic

 

[mitzimad]

1x80
1x100
180ah batteries

 

[DP+JAY]

2x80w feeding 3x110a batteries, but thinking of adding another 80w panel & maybe removing a battery?

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