I have a 16 foot, 62 lb canoe with outriggers and 4ea. 130 watt Kyocera panels wired through 4 switches, direct to a 12 volt, 28 pounds of thrust Minkota trolling motor. I'd like any and all info anyone would care to offer.
The panels are wired in series, I think it is called. All the +'s are wired together. The tag on the back of the panels shows:
Pmax - 130w UPmax - 17.6 volts IPmax - 7.39a Voc - 21.9v Isc - 8.02
I've had it out a few times and I can tell you it 'boogies'
I'm going to make a bumper sticker: Paddling Sucks!
I've got a few questions that I'd like some input on, please: Am I giving the motor too much volts? I have the motor speed selector on 'full' and switch on/off my panels as I choose.
Is there any way of figuring if another panel or 2 would increase my speed? I'm not interested in using a battery.
I'm thinking I'm giving the motor some 28-30 amps, is this correct?
I've seen an analog volt meter on line that shows the upper limit to be 16 volts, would I burn this out? I'd also like an analog amp meter, to keep an eye on things and to make the dash board look cool.
Again, thank you for any and all input on this fun project. I've a pretty neat pic of the setup at the lake I can email if anyone interested in seeing it. I'm in southern california, so there's plenty of sun. thanks for your knowledge & typing. dudevato@yahoo.com Gary