Solar panels have many benefits both economically and socially due to the great help they produce against pollution, but it is also true that they do not have a single use. Among them, for example, we find what they can contribute if we talk about solar energy in motorhomes. Worth? If you are willing to them, the truth is that yes.
Solar panels, the best for your motorhome
Installing solar panels or panels is a decision that will positively change the way you conceive energy, so it is important to know everything you need to know to make the best decisions when choosing a solar energy system . And if in your case you have a motorhome, even more so.
Among the benefits, we can obtain a reduction of up to 95% in the electricity bill , stopping worrying about the future price of energy, in addition to sustainability with a green and clean energy source. But what about their layout in motorhomes? How much and how can we benefit?
This is something very well to consider because one of the main advantages of motorhomes is the freedom they give you to really get away from everything. Well, not that far from a plot with an electrical connection, of course. What do you do if you want to go somewhere really far away and peaceful? Or if you don’t want the added expense of an electrical connection? Easy: you invest in solar panels
What should we know
There are some important aspects to take into account when choosing a solar panel for the caravan, whether it is a camper, a motorhome… the size is decisive for the final decision, and in this field. Even so, this fact focuses on the fact that solar panels have different sizes and therefore provide us with a different energy load for our consumption.
With this, what we know is that solar panels for caravans are characterized by working at a voltage between 12V and 24V , we also offer you very useful accessories for the installation of the solar panel in the caravan such as ABS structures, passes walls or current distributors in case you want to put more than one solar panel.
From there there is something you should know. And it is that the most widespread in the world of the motorhome are those of 12V monocrystalline or polycrystalline . The first difference between one and the other is the crystal, one of them is uniform and the other is formed by a heterogeneous mixture of crystals, although it is not noticeable to the naked eye, and we see a crystal.
That is when we see that in polycrystalline solar panels the performance is lower because the light does not pass through a homogeneous glass. Likewise, what you do need to know is that its other difference is surely in the measurement because monocrystalline solar panels will surely reach the same power as a polycrystalline one but in a smaller size.
If you travel a lot, it’s worth it
Coming back to the case, to serve its purpose, a motorhome needs electricity to power the appliances and keep things comfortable. Without going any further, we can take advantage of all the energy of the sun to, in an economical and clean way, develop all our idle activity.
On many occasions, and taking into account the power we need in a motorhome, both types will be well chosen, although if we have special power needs, the monocrystalline may be more suitable. Varies, of course, the price, and perhaps the durability depending on the quality of the materials.
So we have a question: do we need the highest performance solar panels? This will depend on the power that we want to install, if we want to have 150W in our motorhome, generally it will not matter, since there will be no problem in being able to place this plate on the ceiling, if instead we want to have 750W, we probably cannot install 5 normal plates of 150W and we will have to resort to smaller plates; two 150W plates can be enough in almost all circumstances.
So is it worth installing them? It depends, of course, since if you don’t do many kilometers a day, you sleep in campsites where you can connect to the electricity grid and spend little time inside the vehicle, well, the truth is that you’re not really interested. However; If, on the other hand, we are more of getting lost, spending several days in the same area and not wanting to go camping at night, do not think about it and install a solar kit without thinking twice. You will amortize the investment in less than 7-8 years.