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Step 5What angle for the panels?
Solar people know the proper angle for a panel.
If you can't move it you'll calculate the proper angle for your sun vs load curves and build your house with the roof facing that way.
We were planning to make a tilting roof that could be aimed at the sun, but when Franziska and I started taking off the old frame, it suddenly looked really good, so we bolted it back on looking all rakish like this, and decided to just point the vehicle at the sun. That made the rest of our job really easy. We attached the solar panel frames to this frame with hose clamps.
If you want independent angle control for your panels, this vehicle at makerfaire 2008 should be good inspiration.
If you can't move it you'll calculate the proper angle for your sun vs load curves and build your house with the roof facing that way.
We were planning to make a tilting roof that could be aimed at the sun, but when Franziska and I started taking off the old frame, it suddenly looked really good, so we bolted it back on looking all rakish like this, and decided to just point the vehicle at the sun. That made the rest of our job really easy. We attached the solar panel frames to this frame with hose clamps.
If you want independent angle control for your panels, this vehicle at makerfaire 2008 should be good inspiration.
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