With solar panels that thin toyota has the flexibility to add them to not only the car s.
Prius solar panel on off switch.
Vmp 18 2v imp 11 27a small panels x 2.
4 2 out of 5 stars 354.
It doesn t recharge the 12v battery it certaintly wouldn t do any good for the actual traction battery to drive the car.
Vmp 17 4v imp 5 75a two small panels in parallel should produce a max of 17 4v and 11 5a.
To the best of my research the solar panel only powers a small fan that circulates the cabin air with outside air while the car is sitting.
So while your prius is parked in the sun it is actually storing energy and powering the ventilation system and fan maintaining a cooler temperature on the interior of your vehicle.
Solar panels located on the roof of your new toyota prius absorb the sun s rays and use that absorbed solar energy to power the vehicle s ventilation system.
Readouts below show power being delivered to the plug in prius charging cable.
The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860.
Enzpower ip66 solar system solar combiner box 32a pv dc isolator switch with solar connector for solar power system rv boats and off on grid solar system 4 7 out of 5 stars 13 105 60 105.
Inverter voltage 112 2 volts.
Get it as soon as fri.
One solar inverter disconnected from the grid and the secure power supply switched on.
Normal grid tie operation panels producing maximum power on this sunny mid november day.
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.
The new prius models will have solar panels built by sharp thin films that are around 0 001 inches thick.
Those are then wired in series to the large panel which should result in 35 6v mis quoted above at 39v and 11 27a.
In good conditions the panel will likely add about 2 2 miles of electric range to the vehicle throughout the day.
Prius is now charging from the inverter ac outlet.