Installation of flexible solar panel on my caravan’s roof? Can I do it by myself? What kind of fixing can I use?
Here some of your questions about the installation of flexible solar panel on your vehicles. Below some instructions to sort your doubt out.
First of all, let’s focus on the electrical status of the connection.
Giocosolutions solar panel has a little black box on the surface, called Junction Box, here we can find two connectors: positive and negative pole
Linking wires of the right section to the connectors, it is possible to connect the panel to the charge regulator, located below deck. It would be recommended to put the charge regulator in a dry palece, not very hot and not too close to the engine.
So that wires of the panel will be connected to the positive and negative pole of the charge regulator and two more wires will connect the charge regulator to the bactery.
Once explained the electrical status of the connection, we can focus on fixings.
Giocosolutions can propose you four different kind of fixing:
1. TENAX.
2. EYELETS
Both tenax and eyelets are very easy to use, they guarantee an excellent fixing, allowing us to remove and replace the panel every time we need it
3. ZIP
Zips are stitched on the two long sides of the panel and on the bimini’s tissue, so that the panel can be fixed very well, but it can be also removed easily.
4. ADHESIVE
For this option, it would be better to work in two people: one will hold the panel in tension, the other one will glue the panel on the surface.
PLEASE, PAY ATTENTION TO NOT BEND TOO MUCH THE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE: CURVES, EVEN IN LIMITED SECTIONS ON THE PANEL, CAN DAMAGE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
Panel, must be installed keeping in mind that air must circulate on the surface exposed to the sun , to reduce temperatures and improve the performances.
Hope that these details could help you!!!