BougeRV 100 watt Solar Panels: 5 Day Test : Are they worth it???
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
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Hey folks! Wanted to,show a little,test I did on some 100 watt BougeRV solar panels. Overall I think they did really well, and I plan on getting a few more to add to my array. 100 watt panels are much easier to install and move around than their bigger counterparts (180watt and up) panels. You just need a few more of them.
These were able to produce on average 150 watts of energy in 98 degree temperature, which is very good. Hope you found this video informative if you were considering these panels.
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I bought a 150 watt foldable panel off Amazon for my hunting trip. With running all my lights, radio, water pump and furnace at night for 2 weeks it kept both my deep cycle batteries fully charged. Saved me quite a bit of gas not needing to run my generator twice a day. Definitely makes me want to explore more ways to build something cost effective for at home use
It’s addicting for sure
"Very Interesting" I will look forward to see the difference between the next solar panel test. This could play well for a post hurricane outage to keep my Refrigerator going for extended days. Good video Brian!
Thanks Ben👍🏻
I have the same problem of fighting the trees for sunlight sometimes it really gets on my nerves LOL
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Great video. I appreciate you taking the time to show this stuff. I would be much more interested to see those same panels, wired in parallel, to determine how much more power they make over a similar time period. You only lost about 15% over a 5-day period...maybe wired in parallel, they keep up 100%?
It’s possible. I just need to get some branch connectors and possibly some 10awg cable
@@BrianWatersOutdoors - For as short as your run is, you wouldn't need heavier cable.
@Jason Broom with only 15% loss over 5 days id put money on 100% charge at sundown no problem if they were wired in parallel. Moving the cooler out of the sun would probably help a lot too
Thanks. They make zip ties for AC Duck that are about 3/8” wide and 3’ long for temporary use. If you don’t want to screw down the frame.
Good to know. Thanks Clarence👍🏻
@@BrianWatersOutdoors this was the test I was looking for.
I loved this video. It was a lot of help. Thank you.
Thanks bud👍🏻
That's actually pretty impressive for two 100 watt solar panels. BougeRV makes some pretty high quality panels. I have three of their 120watt panels keeping a couple of deep cycle batteries topped of for backup power.
I was happy with it. Looking forward to testing out and comparing their 180w vs 200w. I have two of each so should be an interesting review.
Would have been cool to run this same experiment put in parallel. Just to see it you got more power out of it. I think you would have as one panel always seemed to be shaded at one time or another.
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Hoa watching your videos. Lol. 😃 Good videos sir keep them coming
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I'm surprised that small cooler was pulling that many watts. There are a lot of ref/freezers out there that pull a lot less. However, you proved your point that the panels could keep a small fridge running for an extended period on a 200ah battery. Yes the placement of the panels was not optimum, but every location will have some type of drawback. I guess you could have put them high on your roof and gotten more power, but the experiment did bring in some good numbers. Thanks again for a great review.
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I put a 150 watts solar panel on my van this week.
In full sun now summer time,I get 50 watts out of it,my battery pack river pro, runs a small compressor fridge that draws when it runs 65 watt,
Battery pack last for only 4 days till it's empty
At night the fridge uses 25% of the battery pack
Does having them on the pergola allow for more wattage than on the ground. Do they get more sun up there versus a similar setup in your yard. I know you were thinking about a semi-permanent solution.
It gets a little more sun just because it’s off the ground and the shadow of the house. Also, I can’t leave these on the ground in the backyard because….well….kids. Can’t leave them on the ground in the front of the house because they’d grow legs overnight.
Brian Can you send some Batteries to Florida. They could use some mow
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I am wondering something. they calculate peak hours, say 4 hours in a day, but its sunny 12 hours a day.... so if I have a panel that generates 5 amps and there are 4 hours a day, that 20 amp hours.... but is anything generated the other 6 or 8 hours a day? half or quarter?
Yes, any sunlight hitting these panels will generate electricity being pushed into your battery. Peak hours are just the hours the sun stays in the optimal area of the horizon to provide the best/most power
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Hi, I have enjoyed your videos. A question for you. I heard you say the shading made the power drop from the whole array. I thought US sold panels required bypass diodes. I am going to build a three-panel array to do what you are doing and was going to hang my hat on the bypass diodes. Did the panels you used have bypass diodes? Thanks for your help.
Very good point, and it looks like I misspoke. Yes, these panels have bypass diodes, so it does not affect my other panel when it is shaded. So technically, I only lost power from one panel when there was shade covering from my roof line.
@@BrianWatersOutdoors Thanks for the clarification.
How many watts did you bring in each day? You mentioned peak/average watts, but not total watt hours. My guess is about 650 watt hours per day. I have 2 - 100w panels and up in Minnesota I can pull about 600 watt hours on a good day in September.
Yes, sorry forgot to mention that. I have since cleared the data in my charge controller, but if I recall correctly it was on average 500 watts per day.
So, 400 watts would keep your battery charged.
Easily
@@BrianWatersOutdoors I'm in the process of building a 600 ah system (when I say building, so far I have 200 ah), but I'm figuring I'd need a 1000 wats of solar at least. Personally, I want 3-455 watt panels, but I'm old enough my wants don't hurt me-thank God, because those things are big.
Enough solar talk, why ain't you fishing, and where's your kayak? Lol. Just kidding.
I got to go get a new roof ac put on tomorrow, and I don't want too. I guess me and the cat will sit in the shade while they fix it, it's not going to be fun. If you read of a cat scratching someone to death, that'd be me, see yall later, I hope.
So, you lost some power in your battery. Did you lose any beer?
I lost a few😉
What app is that you’re using to be able to monitor your charge?
It’s a bougeRV app
@@BrianWatersOutdoors do you have specific app link?
After just having 6 x 200 watt BougeRV panels delivered, where 50 % were badly damaged. I definitely cannot recommend them . Badly packed . Glass shattered .
That stinks. I’d be turned off too, but I’d more blame the shipping company and not the supplier though.
No Texas donkey in this video?
Lol. Forgot those this time🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️👍🏻
Sun moves East/West. You mounted them North/South.
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Guess you don’t know much about solar, and that’s okay. But, to help you out, in the northern hemisphere you point solar panels to the south.