Sprinter Van Conversion Solar Panels

In this video i am installing a total of 480watts of solar panels to our mercedes sprinter camper van.

Sprinter van conversion solar panels.

The solar panels harness the power from the sun and then a wire runs to the batteries where the power is stored. If you have the budget and space tilt mounts can increase your solar power capacity by as much as 25 as long as you adjust them properly. To meet the needs of the diyer van enthusiasts out there we have customized some van conversion solar kits and power kits solar panels are separate purchase that are complete and sized specifically for many different van conversion types including mercedes sprinter dodge promaster and ford transit. Download a free parts list here https www dropbox.

Our support panel is a 100w panel from giosolar panel you can find this on amazon. Inline 30a mc4 fuse you can find this on no products found. Charge controller a solar charge controller designed specifically to take input from solar panels and charge a set of batteries with this energy. What van conversion solar equipment do we use.

A tilt mount will allow you to adjust rigid solar panels to face the sun directly during sunrise sundown and when the winter sun is low in the sky. For parallel wiring all the positive wires go together and all the negative wires go together. I ll talk more about how to determine how much solar power to have in the next section. Eat sleep van episode 23 900w solar on a sprinter style ford transit van conversion this episode we show off our solar panels why we chose them over flexibl.

Select an alternator charging kit. Most modern solar charge controllers will offer 3 or 4 stage battery charging which can be. Portable solar panels are already tilt mount by design. The energy stored from solar panels is the same as when you run your van s engine to have the van s alternator charge your batteries.

Our main 335w panel is an lg panel. Solar panels collect the sun s energy and store it in your auxiliary battery batteries. The first thing we did was mount our solar panels to our van s roof and wire them together in parallel using a signstek y branch wiring connector. Due to the limited roof space for solar panels and frequent driving common to van owners the alternator charging system is likely to be the primary source of energy for your van.

These alternator charging kits work on the vehicle s stock alternator. Do not hook up your solar panels to the charge controller until the batteries are connected. Controllers epever 30a charge controller. There s a detailed buyer s guide for rv solar panels in my sprinter rv conversion sourcebook.