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What to consider when setting up solar panels #narrowayhomestead #offgridlife #solarpanel #sun
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I feel like the best possible solution is a panel built on a mechanical or electrical platform that can be rotated and tilted to always face the sun. If you set it up with a smart LDR system then you can have it done automatically.
You could maybe build something to turn the panels and change the angle easily. But it would be a question of if that work is even worth putting if you are going to put more panels on the roof 😅
Where do you buy your panels? Trying to look up pannels to buy is hard to find. Also is there any thing other than wire vefore conecting it to you batteries. I wiuld realky like to see how to connect solar
I disagree
Never install Solar panels on your roof.
You could set it up to be adjustable, jack it up in the winter when you need the steep angle and let it down in summer
Wouldn't it be better to have some in every direction?
Can’t wait to see the new solar set up
Solar panel orientation/placement depends entirely on your specific location and if the panels are obstructed by anything.
That said panels facing True South is generally ideal for most parts of Canada/US and you can adjust them to face West/East depending when you want to maximize power generation.
A slight SW bias means the panels are better positioned for later into the day to generate more power whereas SE generates more power earlier in the day.
Just depends on your specific needs.
Yo Nate, your voice is too quiet.
In South West Australia we put them on the roof
This is great advice
His so right real world setting changed it
Former solar installer here, and Nate is 100% correct.
Make the mount movable so you can face them the way the sun is if you need that extra boost
Mad scientist’s laboratories?
Wonder how much power it takes to make a turn table track the sun versus gains.
In an off grid application like yours, any reason you didn't engineer a sun tracking system to maximize production? More complicated, more preventive maintenance, and more failure points yes, but tracking the sun both in AZ throughout the day and EL throughout the year, seems like a no brainer. Wasn't worth the investment/trouble?
You are Jew no?
Sounds to me like you have it worked out pretty good.
Great, sound, real-world advice 💯
Now who's gonna complain in the comments 🙃
I told YouTube this video was very fun I hope it does you well
You should have the majority of your panels set for winter, period. The extended hours in the summer make up got the angle difference. Ideally you could have ⅓ turn and ⅔ for winter split the difference.
Alternatively you could have bifacial panels and single axis rotation
The true answer is to face them towards the ecuator (that would be south for the northern hemisphere and north for the southern one). The angle is like he said, the one where you get the most energy in the worst situation (usually winter, but it depends on your local weather patterns). There are several web sites that help you figure it out. You put your location and it tells you the angle in different times of the year.
Prepare for the worst pray for the best
Nice explanation❤
The sun may rise in the east but at least it settles in a final location
Home brew solar rotation automation…
Nate, do it!
Full build video not on how to do it but how you do it, would be an amazing way to see how your mind figures out problems like that
If you're into excess production by 11am, if you've got a decent way to compress gas, consider setting up a hydrogen cracker, its not terribly efficient, but once the batteries are full, what are you going to do with all that sun?
Plenty you can do off-grid with a tank of hydrogen.