Https bit ly 2dgzaur here s how the solar trailer per.
Bike trailer solar panel.
Convert your own bike.
Search bike trailer on this silly site garage sales craigs list thrift stores ect.
Solar electric bicycle touring trailer for luxury camping.
Products rated between 7 27 watts.
What they wanted to design was a bike we could ride all day if we liked perhaps as much as 200 miles entirely powered by the sun and our muscles.
Let s start with the worst case scenario.
Not ideal but it works.
Goal zero nomad probably the most popular solar units around for bicycle travellers because of their low cost and availability although customer service and longevity seems less than perfect.
This probably results in a 20 percent plus efficiency loss.
So we plug the panel into an inverter that then goes to the bike s charger inverter and finally to the bike s battery.
You bought a 100 watt solar panel to charge your 500 watt hour ebike battery with the expectation that it would charge your battery from empty to full in 5 hours.
A guide to understanding the ratings.
Https bit ly 2psoeyh why is my 100 watt solar panel only giving me 75 watts.
Due to the highly rigid clamping of solar trailer on the bike under the driver s seat one does not feel torsion.
To enter the race jack built himself a custom mid drive electric bicycle based on a surly troll bicycle with a pull behind suspension aevon std100 trailer for holding his gear and solar panels.
Good for smaller usb powered devices for those on a budget.
As do recumbents some with interesting panel mounting.
Then i bolted it back on the frame and bolted scrap plywood over the wheels to serve as a strong platform.
Freeloader super cheap small 1 5w solar charger batteries with 800 1600mah built in batteries.
The one i used is a cheap one.
The solar tour bike and trailer is a project developed by two mates in a garage.
Solar panels aren t magic.
The power is going from dc to ac to dc.
Also the battery and inverter and bike charger add another six pounds and a lot of cables to the system.
Even at high speed 60 km per hour downhill a biker does not feel torsional load the trailer extremely well follows to attached bicycle or scooter.