How to Make Your Solar Panels More Efficient
Weather conditions
The biggest concern (and the biggest headache) about generating electricity with solar panels is the weather. A cloudy or rainy day and your power generation is greatly reduced.
It's also important to clean your panels. Some dust or debris can also affect your power production. Make sure you check your solar panels weekly for debris such as dust and leaves.
Angle of the solar panel
A nominal 100W solar panel is measured in a 25 degree Celsius environment with instruments that simulate sunlight, so when used in the actual outdoor environment a 100W solar panel can only reach 70W~80W, this is still the power generation when aligned with the sunlight, because the roof of the RV is flat so there is some power loss to reach 60W is good, if you can install a tilt bracket for the rigid solar If you can install a tilt bracket for the rigid solar panel, you can increase your solar power generation capacity by 20%.
Shading
Another big point about solar panels is that most solar panels are very sensitive to shadows. Each small square on the panel is connected in some way, and if one of them is covered by a shadow, the entire row will not generate power. So if about 10 percent of the panel is covered, there is the potential for a 90 percent reduction in power generation.
That's why the location of the mounted solar panels is important, and it's important to consider these factors when planning your roof layout. If your roof rack, exhaust fan or storage box shades the panels, it may significantly reduce the amount of power generated.