HI Guys
As we turn the corner on winter, I'm looking to install solar on my cargo trailer (6X12). I want o bounce my idea off you guys as I know many of you have done solar already and I'd appreciate any feedback.
I'm looking at buying a 100. LIPO4 100ah battery. Yes I could buy the deep cycle but felt it's time to move into the 19th century lol. It is also lighter and can be discharged pretty much down to 0. I'm going to have a small charger for when I park at a campsite with power but I want to dry camp more. Hence the solar. I'm definitely purchasing a mppt as I understand they are much more efficient a controller than the PWM controller.
Questions - is monocrystalline the best bang for your buck and would 100watt solar be enough to charge the above battery in a good day of sun or should I buy several 100 watt panels or a 2-300 watt single panel. I also see there is flexible panels but I feel that there should be some airflow underneath a panel which these flexible panels would not allow. So I'm looking at solid panels on angle brackets screwed to the cross members of the trailer giving me a space under the panels. Thoughts on size of MPPT for my job?
Again any feedback you can give would be greatly appreciated. Even some good web pages explaining solar would be awesome
Cheers
Al in Calgary