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.

Sprinter van conversion solar panels. Our support panel is a 100w panel from giosolar panel you can find this on amazon. My solar panels are made by bend based zamp solar the same company that made the solar panels on my first sprinter van. Isolator switch you can find this on. I ll talk more about how to determine how much solar power to have in the next section.

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. 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. 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. Controllers epever 30a charge controller.

In this video i am installing a total of 480watts of solar panels to our mercedes sprinter camper van. 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. For parallel wiring all the positive wires go together and all the negative wires go together. 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.

There s a detailed buyer s guide for rv solar panels in my sprinter rv conversion sourcebook. 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. Portable solar panels are already tilt mount by design. Solar panels collect the sun s energy and store it in your auxiliary battery batteries.

These alternator charging kits work on the vehicle s stock alternator. Auxiliary batteries are standard with sportsmobile s standard equipment package. Do not hook up your solar panels to the charge controller until the batteries are connected. 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. Select an alternator charging kit. Most modern solar charge controllers will offer 3 or 4 stage battery charging which can be. Inline 30a mc4 fuse you can find this on no products found.