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Old 12-15-2016, 11:39 PM   #308 (permalink)
Isaac Zackary
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
We are still talking a portable solar grid to charge an EV during a trip? That would make an array 17 feet on a side and take all day on a perfect day to drive for another hour.
17 feet? What do you mean? I estimate on an 8ft wide trailer that every 10ft is about 1kW. So if it's 20ft it would be 2kW. Then let's say it was three 8' x 20' panels stacked on top of each other that I could slide out and turn into a 6kW array. Of course on a cloudy day that could be as little as 10%, or 600W. Also, could you imagine towing an 8' x 20' trailer with a Leaf!

Or I could make 24 4' x 5' individual solar panels. If they're 1" or less thick that could fit in the Leaf.
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