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Solar Trailer Example.
I'll just drop this here:

dang am i counting that right? Sixty 300 watt panels? That would charge my car to full in a little over two hours!
 

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I counted 5 solar panels per pane of the fold out, 30 per side, 60 total, so max of 18kw.

At 70%, call it 12.6kw. Add in inverters, etc, easily providing 11kw, respectable for Level 2.

Probably add a battery pack to the trailer, so I would not have to be always attached when it is sucking up the photons from the great fusion reactor in the sky...

But then that trailer only does one thing... and it is very large. So for me, a smaller array on an RV might make more sense (but with fold out awning/panes down both sides).
 

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The main reason I would like solar and would hope enough power is generated, is to overcome cabin overheat prevention drain on the battery, sentry mode use, and gain a couple miles.
 


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I counted 5 solar panels per pane of the fold out, 30 per side, 60 total, so max of 18kw.

At 70%, call it 12.6kw. Add in inverters, etc, easily providing 11kw, respectable for Level 2.

Probably add a battery pack to the trailer, so I would not have to be always attached when it is sucking up the photons from the great fusion reactor in the sky...

But then that trailer only does one thing... and it is very large. So for me, a smaller array on an RV might make more sense (but with fold out awning/panes down both sides).

I think you are mistaking a dividing line in the middle of a panel for being a separate panel

I think there is a total of 30 panels.
On each side of trailer there are 5 rows of panels with each row having 3 panels.

Look at the underside of the array and you can see there is only 3 electrical connections in each row (3 panels per row)

Even at only total of 30 panels, if you use modern high conversion efficiency (20-22%) and cost efficient 550w panels (in Mexico retails for USD 200 per panel) the total output could be 16.5KW.

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Here is the video cued to good image of underside

3200 kg solar trolley//30 Solar panels in trolley
Aaj ki video men aap ko review karaingy ek ESY trolley ka jis ka wazan 3200 kg hy ji han aaj aap ko
(translation from Hindi to English: In today's video, you will review a trolley whose weight is 3200 kg.)
Jul 6, 2023
HAFIZ KI DUNIA

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Here is a common panel readily available in Mexico.

Solar Module, 550W, 50 VDC, Monocrystalline, 144 PERC Cells

Greater Efficiency thanks to the cut cell structure (low resistance modules)

The advanced design on the video surface ensures excellent performance in low-light environments.

Can resist snow load up to 5400 Pa and wind load up to 2400 Pa

High resistance to saline mist and ammonia.

ELECTRICAL INFORMATION ON STC*
Maximum power (Pmax): 550 W
Module efficiency: 21.3%
Maximum Voltage Capacity (Vmp): 42.2 V
Maximum current capacity (Imp): 13.04 A
Open Circuit Voltage (Voc): 49.8 V
Short Circuit Current (Isc): 13.94 A
Dimensions: 2,279 x 1,134 x 35mm

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