DIY: Home Made 3 KW Solar Car Port Parking structure from used wood
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2016
- Home made 3000-Watt solar car port built from reclaimed used wood.
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Why didn't you angle the roof to face the panels south?
It would also help it to drain quickly, and stay clean.
You got your point. But there's a few thing with angled panels: 1) It's harder to install, maintain, and clean (I'm the only one who does everything so I don't have a second person to help me with it). 2) I need a roof that's rain-proof. I want it to stay dry under the roof. Have them installed at an angle would either leave gaps between the panels and thus let the rain through. Or if no gaps, it would be too tall on one side and complicated the matters. The angle that faces the sun happens to go along the length of the structure and I can't turn it 90 degrees to face the sun along the side as I have no room for that. So if I put it at an angle along it's length, one end will be way too tall compare to the other end and that makes it look clumsy and dangerous.
Flat panels loss efficiency because of the less than optimal tilt. Then they lose additional efficiency because there isn't any airspace behind them. The hotter the panel the less the output.
@ Philly Cheese Take ....I read an article about study that show they should face west not south.
@@callmebigpapa Which direction they face depends on where on the globe you are. Northern hemisphere panels best facing south whereas panels installed in the southern hemisphere would face north. If you want to also have them face somewhat towards the west is also an option. Use this tool to calculate your angles: suncalc.net I'm going to put mine on a frame with a solar tracker.
@@MyGoogleRUclips These have air space under then... flat mounting is referring to direct on a flat roof.
Totally loved the aluminum foil in the paint tray idea! Thanks for that.
Great job! Reclaimed wood for low expense, and a simple design. The critics are just jealous of your hard work.
The Aluminium foil is something I'll certainly be stealing for myself. Nice build.
you can just put the paint tray in the plastic bag when finished painting take out the tray and turn the bag inside out
Good on ya Robin... more than one way to skin a cat
Great one, lad. That is something everyone owing their electric cars must have that in all the houses across the world.
I love your accent, the way you enunciate certain consonants kind of pops.
I almost turned it off when i saw the crocs, but im glad i didnt !
Great video!!
Thanks! You are a true inspiration!
Have watched this video a few times since it was published....still one of the best DIY budget friendly solar installs on YT, thanks for the inspiration! Like they say in Sailing “Go small, go simple, go now”
Pro tip: For that small roller, grab a 2 gallon bucket and a screen to roll out of. Much easier to work with, no tray liner needed & safer against spills, plus you can roll excess paint off roller, so less drips, especially overhead. Cleanup - pour excess back into can. Spray off screen with hose or in laundry tub. Let plastic bucket dry & peel off paint. Easy-Peazy!
Very nice DIY project, I like the price too, and most of all the carport/solar collector functionality. You are a DIY hero!
Thank you.
10 out of 10 for effort
Considering how resourceful you are, I found the problem you came across with the holes in the L brackets not lining up with the predrilled holes in the solar panel frames quite amusing.
Either drill new holes in the solar panel frames or drill new holes in the L brackets!
If you did this project again, consider the more complicated solution of building a real slanted covered roof with guttering and drainpipes and then add your panels to the slanted roof. If you had a real roof, of course this adds more weight so your structure will need to be stronger. I agree it’s difficult to do these type of projects on your own and with a limited budget but you may come to regret spending all that money on the solar panels but not maximising the amount of power they can produce as well as the inconvenience of not having a real roof with rainwater drainage.
However a great DIY effort. I enjoy watching your videos so thanks for making and uploading them.
I would rather not drill holes on the panels because that will void the manufacturer's warranty. And if you're not careful, you might also drill through the back side of the panel and then through the solar cells as well. That will damage the solar panels. L brackets aren't even long enough to reach in some instances so there's no point of drilling more holes on them. I thought about slanted roof but this structure is oriented toward the sun along its length. And it's long. So I would either have gaps in the panels or if they are continuous, one end of the structure is way too high compared to the other end.
Looks Great!
I appreciate you doing this. I need to build a carport too and I want to add panels on my carport too. ty
Nice job!
Very inspirational!
Great job, screw all the haters.
Brilliant. I want one...a guy like you and a carport too)
excellent job. Well done.
Excellent job! I am grateful that you made this video available to view. You definitly got my creative juices flowing. Where did you buy your panels or where should we buy ours? I look forward to your inverter hookup video
Great job I’ve been thinking for ages I’d like to do a roof where the solar panels are the roof sheets so hadn’t seen it done before gives me a few ideas now as I can buy used panels quite cheap probably cheaper than roof sheeting. Will be doing a car port similar to that.
Recommendation for where to buy used panels?
Love the idea. A couple of construction concerns: 1) what about ground anchors? (This whole port could fly away in a bad storm.) 2) Rather than unbend the bent boards for attachment to the panels, how about either using shims, or just leave the gap so that the bracket steel is holding up the panel, not the board? 3) Having electrical grounding would be much safer and more responsible--have you a plan for that? (Even just wiring each panel to a grounding rod hammered into the ground would be a positive step (no pun intended). (You could use just one long piece of wire, daisy chained to each panel...) (Could be bare, scrap wire--I know you like to do things as cheaply as possible (but do not shy away from some work)...))
Thanks for your input. I will have ground anchors. What I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna use heavy duty metal brackets with heavy duty thick bolts to bolt to the wooden post then on the bottom, I will just drill holes into the concrete floor and fasten the brackets down. I did used some shims to level the panels on the vertical position. For horizontal position, I just bent the wood as you can see in the video.You can use shims if there's a gap. But if it bents the other way, you don't want to cut your wood as it is a load carrying beam. So you will have to bend it somehow. For grounding, I think I will use some bare copper wire and connect it to the ground where I have a metal rod hammered into the ground like what you suggested. But the thing is, it has not rained here in California for years and unlike Florida where you have lots of lightning, even Californian rains don't usually come with lightning. But sure, it is a safety measure if you live in an area that has a lot of lightnings like Florida.
If you think about it you probably already realize that electricity + metal structures (aluminum frames) + water (rain) is reason enough to ground, not just for lightening concerns. And what if AC current from the house (e.g., inverter failure) ever accidentally back-fed to the panels? Being 7 feet in the air helps keep most people safe, but I would still recommend grounding. (Lightening protection grounding is a little different; and may not be justified at that low an elevation, but if you do, there should be a lightening bypass block, not just solid wire.)
(If you are familiar with recreational vehicle trailers, after a few years the outdoor 12v lighting and other appliances often fail or short due to eventual water penetration into wiring connections and such. Trailers have not only AC and DC breakers, but usually ground-fault interruption breakers on outdoor AC and DC circuits. I mention this just as an example of what fairly often happens with outdoor DC circuitry over time.)
really I think you did a wonderful job ❤️ will follow up with your next video and see how that works in system
I can't wait to do this myself thank bro
that shade will kill your solar input if you have everything up in series. rewire some in parallel and you'll see solar input improvement
Great job and a very good idea.
Thank you.
well done thanks for sharing
Beautiful
Hello sir, you are a true inspiration! The work you did is amazing. I am hoping to do a similar project. I was unable to find the video, where you connect the panels to the inverter.
Cool, hopefully it never snows there.
cool, nice video
cool, maybe treat it a bit more and face the panels south for maximum output :)
Will have surely more questions on other topics. What's the manufacturer of the black solar panels ? Thanks !
Like always mate you do good work and I like your motivation as one person doing all the work. I'm aged pensioner and building my cabin at Angledool NSW off-grid - there are many occasions I would like to have a second pair of hands but I do get a mate to help me build the more difficult parts but he costs me $$$.
Thanks for all your work, dont know where you get the time... Could you tell me where your are located.
Great. What did you do in regards to city permit and inspector? I am a bit spectacle on the quality of 1 dollar shop brackets but hope all has worked well. Can you give an update as to how the first winter and spring has been like and any unwanted effect on your construction?
Then how much more work would it be, if you could give an angle to the south and make half of the roof solar panel only? In other words how much less electric harvesting are you facing, now that you don't have the right angle?
Suggestions: 1) Anchor all posts to the driveway with poured concrete footers and anchor bolts. 2) Since solar is on around 12 hours a day, consider a quality ground wire for this setup. 3) How about permits? In my zip code (central NJ) they are permit-happy folks. AND LIST ANY/ALL PRICES FOR THE PANELS, CONVERTERS, AND WIRING, please.
You said there was going to be a follow-up video showing the connections that finish this installation. I looked for it (it wasn't the next video either, like you said), but I didn't find it. What is the title?
Also, did you dig a hole for the 4x4 into the driveway or is it just sitting by gravity? Thanks
cool sir
hahah nice, might need more of an angle on the panels, so that when it rains it washes off the dirt and bird poop.
You have the "Knack" vuaeco.
UV eats that cheap tarp material up.
Q: How much do these panels weigh, cost, and their lifetime warranty? How much did your inverter cost? And is it dangerous to work with hot voltages in the lines as you wire things together?
Hello together, could you explain me how you make the roof waterproof? Did you press the panels just together or did you used anything like silicon?
Please add the video of your inverter hooked up
Looks like you around Southern california in OC area :)
very creative I like how you just make shit work
What happened next? how did you hook this up to your car for charging or did it go to your house? Would like to see more info on finishing this.
Nice how much output do you have
Did you use any sealant between the panel
Where did you purchase these panels?
Any idea for just the car port blue prints
how did you bolt it to the ground
why different color of panels? different brand or output?
are you in sf bay area? I pan to do the same thing but worry about the wind
Did you need a city permit? Great job, anyways...
This is a pretty nice use of a garage port. How are the solar panels doing?
Almost 3 years and still kicking.
Untreated wood won't last long outside .. even painted. Pressure treated is the only solution.
Negative. I used to have regular wood painted used for patio that lasted for over 10 years without any termite damage whatsoever. Maybe if you live in a hot and humid area then treated wood is better. Still, I got these for free so I didn't get to pick. :)
cool video. nice how you got materials for free or low cost, but how much you spent on the fancy power tools? :)....lol
Good question! LOL! Power tools are necessities, not just for fun. Without them, I'm still probably working on the project right now, 10 months later, by hand.
good... for aney parking...on my home .....for free energey...from SKY...
No angel mean dirt accumulates as the rain cant rinse the dirt. Same for leaves if present. Other locations need to consider snowload. Every project need to consider power and energy is affected by the angle depending on the one or multi purposes why you do the project. Rain, snow and sun shelter. Main purpose could be to maximize energy per year and panel or time balanced power by day or by year.
Just saying flat roof give least power in winter, most snow load, most dirt and low overall energy.
Good idea, but I think more L brackets on that structure, otherwise it my fall after wind gust or small earthquake.
4 brackets each panel is plenty. It's strong enough to hold the panel with the strongest winds. I have tried with only 2 brackets on my other structure and it holds just fine in 50MPH wind. With 4 brackets, the wind has to rip off the nails or the wood first before the brackets go.
how much money did it save on your electric bill?
I used zip ties to hold my panels down, just make sure they are strong
zip ties tend to wearout in the sun and become brittle, you could use scrap wires to tie them up.
Great carport for a TESLA, then you can call yourself 100% green.
when it rains wont the water come through in-between the panels? or are you going to silicone them together?
Hamish he's in California. We get like 8 inches of rain a year. Maybe less the past few years. Here you want to protect your car from the sun
Second video I see. Both without waterproofing which 90% of us need :-(
Did you ask for a permit? Pretty sure here in Florida they city inspectors would not let me do this and I would have to take it down...
How's your carport holding up?
It's been 8 months and still holding up strong like the first day.
I made it by myself. I used Avasva solutions for that.
solar carport 3 KW duy
I wish my city did not have so much bureaucracy BS. Can't even put a temporary shelter for a car without the ridiculousness of needing a permit that you pay for each year. Doubt they'd ever allow something like this.
Just make a patio out of panels in your back yard instead
just use plastic foil for painting.
very accurate plans for something like that I found on Avasva
laid the panels flat? better get back out there and tilt that truss
how much to do that people need ?
I don't understand what you're saying. please re-emphasise then I might be able to help :)
The Rust Admin probably i was asking how much money to buy those paneles Gracias
gracias
$200
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3kW? nominal maybe. The classic renewable thing of stating capacities that are never, ever, delivered.
Your voice is barely audible. Either speak loudly or turn down the volume of the music.
very accurate plans for something like that I found on Avasva