HOW to BUILD a SOLAR CAMPER VAN | Designing My Solar Array Version 2.0

HOW to BUILD a SOLAR CAMPER VAN | Designing My Solar Array Version 2.0 | Solar Electric Vehicle

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3 жыл бұрын

How do you even begin to design one of these machines? It's a lot of information but Route Del Sol is willing to take on the challenge! Watch as I try to explain my design process in this short and sweet video!
Chapter 1:
• Chapter 1
Chapter 2:
• Chapter 2
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@WillProwse 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! 😁👍 Swiveling arrays will be great to see!

@WillProwse 3 жыл бұрын

That is a lot of panels

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

I think so too!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Haha it's a big ol array hey 😁👌

@FullTimeOverland 3 жыл бұрын

Think they’d be interested in building another one of those? I’m doing a 24’ solar powered pontoon/houseboat. Already have the Torqeedo motors and SunPower panels, just need a way to tuck the panels in when it’s on the trailer.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

@@FullTimeOverland send me an email if you are serious. I'm sure we could get another one built here at the shop routedelsol@gmail.com

@BuenasRutasBuenaVida 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Joel, looks that Route del Sol 2.0 is moving!!!!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It is! We missed you you were in the comments instead of the chat! haha!

@BuenasRutasBuenaVida 3 жыл бұрын

@@RouteDelSol ETA for the completion? I am finishing "the smal leak" in my RV, as soon as I finish it we are planning to go to Baja for few days, we may meet there... if the pandemia let us

@konfluence 3 жыл бұрын

ooo that looks crazy, really looking forward to seeing how this shapes up!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@jillandrew2999 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull route del 🌞 congratulations

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@FullTimeOverland 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to see you’re getting back on the road. Be very careful how you attach the panels. I bought a pallet of sun power panels and attach them to a frame on top of an off-road camp trailer. I used one bolt through each grommet, and within 1000 miles, the corners started breaking off, from the panels vibrating in the wind. Of course, I didn’t know this was happening until one flew off going down the freeway. Lucky, like you, no one was hurt.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@BuenasRutasBuenaVida 3 жыл бұрын

Ready for the video!!!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you were there anyway :)

@Nosaesoh 3 жыл бұрын

I have followed you from the start and have loved your travels (especially the drone footage). Although I was left a bit wanting on the technical specifications So Mate! Make sure this time you give us a blow-by-blow run down a detail of the build! a 7.9 Kw array seems workable, but we need to know things like expected total storage of batteries and expected average Watts per Km/Mile. I think there will be a lot of people who will want to follow on your coat tails and try to do the same thing. I would love to know guesstimated budgets, and who your sponsors are (You have given us the Solar panels) etc. etc

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely want to give all that information. You should join in on the next livestream and throw out some of those questions would love to answer them live for you.

@Nosaesoh 3 жыл бұрын

@@RouteDelSol I am out of whack with your time zone here in Victoria.

@Kresve 3 жыл бұрын

ok, feliz 2021!!!!

@icountu 2 жыл бұрын

Great work man.. you're legend.

@flhector 3 жыл бұрын

Me alegro mucho que Route del Sol marche sobre ruedas pero mas sabiendo que hay argentinos colaborando en el proyecto. Te felicito y sigue adelante que los caminos son marcados por los grandes soñadores

@kmpeaker3955 3 жыл бұрын

new design looks good, looking forward to seeing the prgoress

@Alennovak666 3 жыл бұрын

I like the new array much better then the old one. keep up the good work .

@GreenTechFusionRenewableEnergy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a new plan and the much needed help you got. I wish you where closer or I was down in Baja to physically help you out and donate my time to your mission. Looking forward to seeing it action! Good luck.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool

@Kresve 3 жыл бұрын

Vale, perdón, fue culpa mia. Saludos!!!!

@mutrusmcplumpo1307 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most incredible van I've ever seen! I'm planning to build something like this, only I'm gonna use an xt truck platform and a roll array (rollable solar charger). Imagine, within our lifetime, we could have a nearly infrastructure free camper van.

@samreijers909 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to seeing the completed system in action. The swivel will make it a very cool looking system. All the technical/practical stuff aside, this will definitely help with creating great shots for your videos. Which in turn will excite more people into solar energy!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! :)

@Electric_Camino 3 жыл бұрын

This was an excellent and concise summary of both the adventure and challenges with using, breaking, and redesigning unique systems for a specific purpose. I especially like the decision point regarding the expensive sliders. Looking forward to 2021!!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@javierbonilla298 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente video Joel. Pero insisto, ampliarlas muchísimo tus seguidores si colocarás subtitulos en español. Ojalá tuvieras oportunidad de acerlos así. Como sea seguiremos pendiente de tu progreso y te deseamos lo mejor en tu aventura. Un fuerte abrazo!!!

@onehappykombi 3 жыл бұрын

@javier Podes ir a la esquina inferior derecha del video, donde dice "CC" y seleccionar subtitulos en espanol ;)

@javierbonilla298 3 жыл бұрын

@@onehappykombi chingon, gracias que bien. Así lo entenderé mejor. Un abrazo!

@javierbonilla298 3 жыл бұрын

@@onehappykombi mucho mejor. Ahora sí Joel podrá ampliar sus seguidores por lo que le resta de su recorrido y seguro tendrá muchas aventuras que compartir.

@guillermosanchez3913 3 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing, I am so inspired on how you ovecamed this hard situation after the fire and never gave up. I am really looking forward on seeing the results. Greetings from Mexico City.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Gracias! Saludos de baja!

@marsrover001 3 жыл бұрын

69 panels - nice. While I was one of those doubters on insta for the folding method, but you've explained your reasoning well and I think it will work just fine. I also like how you're using tons of smaller panels, repairs should be very easy in the field with a few spares tucked under the bed. You're pioneering a whole new concept, I can't wait to see the next solar travelers iterate even further. My personal hope is a small solar motorcycle camper trailer towed by a zero or something, that would be a fun trip.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for you comment!

@InnovativeSustainableSolutions 3 жыл бұрын

@3:20. I went with the thin flexible panels too. In addition to being hundreds of kilos lighter over the entire array, their thinner profile creates a lot less drag. At speeds of 55-60 mph I've noticed less than a 4% loss of efficiency of my Leaf AFTER adding the roof rack and panels. Those thin panels cut through the air like a knife. I also like that you used the smaller 100 watt panels for the array. It's a lot more nuts and bolts than the bigger ones, but if one goes out on you (as they occasionally do) you loose a smaller percent of the overall output. Video like #122

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Yes all the same sort of reasoning here from me. And yeah the idea is to be able to easily replace the panel if I should need to.

@alfredodejuan390 3 жыл бұрын

I am concerned about the attrition on the mobile parts. They are going to work on the structure of the array or on the frame of the solar panels structure? I think you should design it with some pieces that you can replace easily in case of weathering, breaking or bending.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely a good point! You'll see how we overcome all this as we move further into the build.

@toronado455 3 жыл бұрын

awesome. happy new year! 🎉

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year!!

@johannah5705 3 жыл бұрын

Great work folks!

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@alanday5255 Ай бұрын

Swivels are awesome. What does the new multi direction solar panels mean for this design type?

@NextLevel462 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thats amazing :) Good Job!

@leo169 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you have some great people adding their support to the project. If you looked back to when you started, would you have imagined the whole adventure turning out like this? Quite amazing how far a bit of perseverance has taken you. :)

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

No way would I have imagined it to be like this! It's been such an adventure

@balladofbusterscruggs515 Жыл бұрын

In india aka Bharath these where not sports but life at that era , archery and every wepon based practice where real life incident with many board based games etc chathurankam

@balikbayan21 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great, good luck with the build. Love your content.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@MrJames_1 3 жыл бұрын

Thinking about a battery-powered boat one day and was wondering how I could expose more panels to the sun when at anchor. Your system is genius. WIll be keep to see how you brace them (if needed) against the wind. Cheers and Happy New year from me back here in Oz 🍺☀️😀

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Hope to see that boat one day!!!

@raycedano Жыл бұрын

Cool! And how are you guys getting financial support for your trip? This kind of experiences (the broken panels) make me thing that you may have some back up or certain income to respond to.

@timvonr2802 3 жыл бұрын

At first, I got to say I love that you carry on and that you get that kind of support. The mission to a sustainable future needs to carry on. I got a question on the solar-modules Choice. You said it was because of weight issues. I know, that there are „light“ glass panels with a aluminum casing that only weight about 15kg (33lbs) an has 325watts peak output. With your railing systems isn’t the whole construction equaly heavy to such a system? Is it because you need to stick to 12/24volts? Why not use marine grade solarpanels with a wood or cardboard backing? Is the weightlimit do tu regulation of the van? Or because of the railing system? Because if learned, that weight on a vehicle is only a problem while accelerating. When cursing the weight should matter as much.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

You are right about the glass panels and us reframing them. They end up the same but there is not really a way around framing the panels ourselves no matter which we choose from. There are a million ways to do things too I wish I could try them all. I can't wait to see the community grow and learn from one another all the ways to do these kinds of builds.

@timvonr2802 3 жыл бұрын

@@RouteDelSol Thx for the reply. I love the Projekt, especially from an engineering standpoint. it shows what „diy“ can do. I’ve looked a little further into the topic, to see if it’s possible to do some kind of camper trailer (popular in Europe) system, that can be used off-grid and will be able to support an electric towing vehicle. I‘ve found the sunman earche modules with just 4.5kg (~10lbs) because weight limitations are pretty harsh in Germany. Looking forward to your project I hope that more people will look in this topic and that it‘ll become a massmarket product

@wyl600 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not an engineer or anything, but doesnt having so many pivots and sliding stuff, bring in many potential points of failure? I am sure you have done your homework and it should look amazing, but it seems like that could go wrong in many ways, not to mention the amount of precision needed to keep it together with such a long turning arm

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

We're pretty confident in how this is gonna shape up there's lots of advantages and disadvantages in this design but ultimately it will work out :)

@curtisfoster2891 10 ай бұрын

My name is Curtis And I'm 7 years in tiny home Hello I'm new to this channel I was wondering did you say the Mobile Van is on a 48 volt drive system and the main question is are your panels run in series or are they going to a solar booster, and what convigeration are the panels I hope your still well

@whitlockbr 3 жыл бұрын

Is this array less power than the last one.. if it is does the weight loss for the lighter panels make up for that power loss? How much power can your charging equipment handle? 8kw from what I remember. You could get a 2-4kw deployable array to keep in the back to keep you charging at full capacity power while stopped.

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

Yes slightly less power but way better quality panels. We have to wait until field tests to see what that means in the real world.

@JojoAigner 3 жыл бұрын

If you are charging with lets say 7kw of solar panels in ideal conditions, how efficient is the whole process until it reaches the batteries? are you actually getting close to 7kw of charge or does the charge controller/inverter etc. take some power away?

@RouteDelSol 3 жыл бұрын

It is never 100% efficient. You have even voltage drop in the wires so not only the instrumentation that has inefficiencies. There is up to a10% loss from the panels to the batteries...

@JojoAigner 3 жыл бұрын

@@RouteDelSol Thank you for the info. :)