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Solar panels to charge EV directly?


Ste78

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Hello,

 

I drive 60km a day and my EV car is always at home during the day;

usually charged with the normal slow cable (cannot install wall charger since I am renting the house), not a problem leaving connected many hours.

 

Cost per month is quite limited, but I was wondering if I can charge using the daylight:

 

would it be possible to install some solar panels to plug to the car "directly",or need inverter / battery / others?

 

I mean using the real time output, no need storage for using electricity for house.

 

Any advise is appreciated

 

 

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24 minutes ago, Ste78 said:

Hello,

 

I drive 60km a day and my EV car is always at home during the day;

usually charged with the normal slow cable (cannot install wall charger since I am renting the house), not a problem leaving connected many hours.

 

Cost per month is quite limited, but I was wondering if I can charge using the daylight:

 

would it be possible to install some solar panels to plug to the car "directly",or need inverter / battery / others?

 

I mean using the real time output, no need storage for using electricity for house.

 

Any advise is appreciated

I wouldn't think practical, or economical if practical.  At peek time, if sunny, most you're going to get from any one panel is 500-700w per hour, and need an inverter to use.  Consider your slow charging cable is 2-3+kWh per, and you see the issue.

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11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I wouldn't think practical, or economical if practical.  At peek time, if sunny, most you're going to get from any one panel is 500-700w per hour, and need an inverter to use.  Consider your slow charging cable is 2-3+kWh per, and you see the issue.

 

60km I think is around 8Kwh consumption (~35b /day, 1000b /month).

 

With 1 panel 1000W costing 1500b, chargin 8Kwh would not take 8 hours?

 

Even if I not spend much money, those 1500b could be saved in one and a half months.

 

Or you meaning other equipment is necessary?

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Where are you getting 1,000W panels for 1,500 Baht??

 

A 1kW panel would generate about 3-4kWh per day of decent sunshine. It would also be about 3m x 2m and weigh ...

 

Direct EV charging (DC) from solar is an emerging technology = $$$

 

Easier would be to use a simple grid-tie inverter to supplement your grid energy usage whilst using the "granny charger".

 

 

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1 minute ago, Crossy said:

Do you have an actual link for that?

 

850mm x 680mm = about 0.5m

 

With the absolute maximum insolation from our local star being about 1kW per m2 that panel is 200% efficient!!!

 

Most real panels are about 20% efficient.

 

Something doesn't add up.

 

 

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.JQNPp

 

you may be right about efficiency or the need to verify in person.

I just picked up the first results on Lazada

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On 10/10/2024 at 4:14 PM, Ste78 said:

Hello,

 

I drive 60km a day and my EV car is always at home during the day;

usually charged with the normal slow cable (cannot install wall charger since I am renting the house), not a problem leaving connected many hours.

 

Cost per month is quite limited, but I was wondering if I can charge using the daylight:

 

would it be possible to install some solar panels to plug to the car "directly",or need inverter / battery / others?

 

I mean using the real time output, no need storage for using electricity for house.

 

Any advise is appreciated

 

 

I'm considering doing this, and I believe you need to attach your solar panels to a series of batteries and then use an inverter to convert the batteries' DC into AC 220V to deliver the electricity to your car. You could deliver the DC directly to your car's batteries with a non-standard connection, but the car's standard connection requires AC.

I'm not an expert on this subject, but after learning about all this online, these are my recommendations.

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 Every year they have a solar car challenge race in Australia.  Custom cars some built by students  travel hundreds of Klm at decent speeds. 

I hope you find a way to power you car like they do. Good luck. 

 

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20 minutes ago, jvs said:

It should be possible to charge using DC for an EV ?

The battery is DC i believe?

 

Yes, it's a question of voltage and control. Most EV packs are >300V most domestic solar is 48V.

 

There are direct solar-EV solutions available but they are relatively new and not inexpensive.

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https://enteligent.com/products/enteligent™-tlcev-t1-trusted-charging-presale

 

At the energy levels involved this is not a DIY job!!

 

 

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59 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Charging my EV from solar panels this very minute.

Takes about 2hrs for a 25Km charge.

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Surely that's a plug-in hybrid because it combines human energy with battery :whistling:

 

 

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