Here is some rough math for you.
Prius solar roof charge battery.
One solar inverter disconnected from the grid and the secure power supply switched on.
According to toyota the solar roof option atop the prius prime will boost each vehicle s efficiency by as much as ten percent.
Locate the green one that is the solar wire.
Probably because there isn t enough area to generate a useful charge in a reasonable amount of time.
Using a wire connector connect this to about ten feet of 16 or 18 wire.
The solar cells are just 0 03mm thick but deliver around 860.
Each battery pack uses 10 15 kg 22 33 lb of lanthanum.
Uses 54 square feet of solar panels on the roof and hood that add.
Fish the wire along the lithium battery compartment over to the 12v battery.
Inverter voltage 112 2 volts.
You might get 500 watts from a roof mounted solar array on a prius.
Inverter power 1202 watts.
An hour in the sun would give you 500 watt ho.
Under a good amount of sun the roof panel is said to be able to add up to 3 7 miles to the car s daily electric range.
At 860 w the rated power generation output is 4 8 times bigger and.
Inverter current 10 78 amps.
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.
Fish the wire under the seat and into the rear compartment.
They are normally charged to 40 60 of maximum capacity to prolong battery life as well as provide a reserve for regenerative braking.
But they charge the battery only when parked.
On top of that the roof panels charge the car s battery while parked.
I used a sunguard solar controller just like the one sombra used.
Load power factor 99.
Readouts below show power being delivered to the plug in prius charging cable.
A toyota prius prototype covered with 1 100 solar cells travels about 31.