Building my first system, a solar trailer. I'm using 4x 410w bifacial panels, and am located at almost exactly 45deg latitude here in the pacific northwest of the USA. Would it be worth building adjustable tilt into the solar array? I had planned to just mount the panels on a 45 deg angle to match the latitude, and "aim" them by moving the trailer. It would be more trouble, but I could also build the frame to have adjustable tilt. Even have two separate arrays of two panels each, each with individually adjustable tilt, and each array feeding a separate MPPT.
I'm strongly leaning towards the solid 45 deg mount. My thoughts are:
1. It's easy.
2. In the summer, these panels will completely take care of 24 hours worth of energy needs in around 2 hours of full sun. Exact tilt won't be a huge factor.
3. In the winter, in Oregon, full sun is a fleeting thing, and my thought is that the more unfocused light means direct aiming is more important. No clue if that's reality or not. Flip side of that, getting the most of any sun that does peek out could be VERY important.
Please share your experience and thoughts. Thank you all.
I'm strongly leaning towards the solid 45 deg mount. My thoughts are:
1. It's easy.
2. In the summer, these panels will completely take care of 24 hours worth of energy needs in around 2 hours of full sun. Exact tilt won't be a huge factor.
3. In the winter, in Oregon, full sun is a fleeting thing, and my thought is that the more unfocused light means direct aiming is more important. No clue if that's reality or not. Flip side of that, getting the most of any sun that does peek out could be VERY important.
Please share your experience and thoughts. Thank you all.