Solar Power

Evolve Solar Teardrop Trailers are powered by GoPower! solar products. GoPower! solar panels are made from high-quality materials making them incredibly dependable. Here are some advantages of solar energy:

• Low Maintenance
• Renewable Energy Source
• Off-Grid Camping
• Safe and Reliable
• Easy to Use

How does it work?

The Evolve Traverse is the only model that contains a complete solar powered system onboard. It is equipped with a 100-watt flexible mono-crystalline solar panel that contours to the shape of the trailer. Solar panels convert sunlight into direct current (D/C), in turn, charging your batteries to provide power to your favourite electronics. To ensure a renewable energy system functions properly, a solar controller or “solar charger” is required.

A solar charger is a control mechanism that regulates the energy that is being collected from the solar panel and then transferred into the batteries. Without a solar charger, batteries are not protected against overloading, which can result in damage.

Batteries in a solar powered system function as a power-bank. The more you have, the longer you can power your electronics. The Evolve Traverse comes equipped with two 100 Amp/Hr AGM batteries, providing you a total of 200 amperage hours. AGM batteries are an absorbent glass matt deep-cycle industrial battery. These liquid sealed batteries are capable of having their power drawn down more than 30%, then quickly recharged back to 100%.

When the wall outlets are not in-use, your trailer operates in 12-volt D/C power. D/C power runs all of the lighting, DC & USB chargers as well as other items. When a device is plugged into a wall outlet, such as a computer, 110-volt A/C power is now required. Power is provided when the wall outlet sends a message to the inverter requesting energy. The inverter then uses D/C power from the batteries, converts it into A/C power, and sends A/C power to the required wall outlets. Now your electronic devices are being powered from renewable energy.

For a more in-depth understanding of how Solar Panels work, check out the video below by Richard Komp. 

For more technical information on how each component operates within the solar-powered system, please review the Product Specification sheets below this video.