How To Wire Solar Panels Onto A Van

The electrical system of our campervan is designed to power our appliances fan lights 12v fridge etc and can be charged with solar power alternator or shore.

How to wire solar panels onto a van.

Our electricity main page has tips on where to find these items and how to size your system. Then we crimped quick disconnects onto both red and black wires and connected them to the back of the outlets. When included with the rest of the electrical portion the solar panels electrical were the most expensive aspect of the van. Cost of installing solar panels on your van.

Without solar panels your van s system will be useless. Solar panels a battery bank charge controller and an optional inverter. Solar panel installation wiring diagrams. To install a full diy solar panel system you need a few components.

So if you wired the same panels from before in parallel the voltage of the system would remain at 40 volts but the amperage would increase to 10 amps. My son james or another able helper first thoroughly clean the area where the solar panel is going to sit. We first drilled holes and mounted them in place. I had the general idea of where i wanted the solar panels to sit on top of my van but without dry fitting them first i would have overlooked how the mounting holes actually lined up on the contoured roof.

If you say freedom we say solar power. Van solar panels came in a variety of wattages but most vanlifers use multiple 100w panels for their systems. Installing the outlets was much simpler. How to install solar panels on a camper van conversion with 3m vhb tape no holes solar panels are a key element for off the grid vanlife.

Then from inside the van a 2mm pilot hole was drilled through the roof which was followed by a 12mm hole. Wiring solar panels in parallel causes the amperage to increase but the voltage remains the same. Given excellent conditions a. We washed and dried it before cleaning it with white spirit and the supplied spray.

To get your 8 awg wire you can use leftover wiring from the solar panels and crimp a ring terminal onto one end. How to install solar panels.