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Solar Trailer Designer PRO

Size a jobsite trailer from catalog parts and a ZIP code.

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Jobsite trailer

Pan and zoom the monthly chart. Hover a month for its hours. Inputs, save, and export stay off.

Site

Catalog parts

A trailer uses the parts it is built from.

Devices

Camera
Cellular router
NVR or edge
PoE switch
Light
Speaker

Result

Winter sun covers this load in Austin.

Sun hours stored with this layout · Austin, TX

173 Wh
Daily load with losses
58 W
Panel needed for this load
54.0 Ah at 12 V 27.0 Ah at 24 V
23.7
Days the bank covers
0 GB
Cellular / month

Installed array 500 W · Battery bank 5120 Wh · Battery the target needs 648 Wh

Devices 144 Wh × 1.2 losses = 173 Wh/day. That load needs 58 W of panel in the worst month. This array is 500 W. Target autonomy is 3 days. The bank covers 23.7 days.

Monthly balance

Jan 1700 Wh/day
Feb 1800 Wh/day
Mar 2000 Wh/day
Apr 2200 Wh/day
May 2400 Wh/day
Jun 2500 Wh/day
Jul 2600 Wh/day
Aug 2300 Wh/day
Sep 2100 Wh/day
Oct 1900 Wh/day
Nov 1600 Wh/day
Dec 1500 Wh/day
MonthSun hoursGeneration WhLoad Wh
Jan4.251700173
Feb4.51800173
Mar5.02000173
Apr5.52200173
May6.02400173
Jun6.252500173
Jul6.52600173
Aug5.752300173
Sep5.252100173
Oct4.751900173
Nov4.01600173
Dec3.751500173

Load

Device watt-hours, before losses.

DeviceSourceWHoursWh
HireLV 4MP IR bullet camera × 1 From catalog 6.0 24.0 144

Components

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