Prius Solar Roof Charge Battery

Uses 54 square feet of solar panels on the roof and hood that add.

Prius solar roof charge battery.

A toyota prius prototype covered with 1 100 solar cells travels about 31. Here is some rough math for you. Inverter power 1202 watts. Each battery pack uses 10 15 kg 22 33 lb of lanthanum.

Toyota will start testing a new solar roof for the prius that it says can add as much as 44 5 km of range to the plug in hybrid a day. You might get 500 watts from a roof mounted solar array on a prius. One solar inverter disconnected from the grid and the secure power supply switched on. Using a wire connector connect this to about ten feet of 16 or 18 wire.

An hour in the sun would give you 500 watt ho. They are normally charged to 40 60 of maximum capacity to prolong battery life as well as provide a reserve for regenerative braking. The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860. Fish the wire under the seat and into the rear compartment.

Inverter current 10 78 amps. Fish the wire along the lithium battery compartment over to the 12v battery. I used a sunguard solar controller just like the one sombra used. Prius is now charging from the inverter ac outlet.

Compared to the prius phv that s already available with a solar charging roof system the demo car is superior in every respect. But they charge the battery only when parked. Under a good amount of sun the roof panel is said to be able to add up to 3 7 miles to the car s daily electric range. Probably because there isn t enough area to generate a useful charge in a reasonable amount of time.

Readouts below show power being delivered to the plug in prius charging cable. At 860 w the rated power generation output is 4 8 times bigger and. Load power factor 99. Inverter voltage 112 2 volts.

On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked.