Solar Panels For Garage Doors

It does not take much electrical output to power solar powered garage door openers only about 12 volts and a solar panel which can be about the size of a piece of notebook paper.

Solar panels for garage doors.

With a solar powered unit the battery is automatically kept charged by a solar panel to allow you to operate the garage door opener via a remote control transmitter whenever you want and all of this while lowering your utility bills. A standard double wide garage door measures 16 x 7 and provides about 10 4 square meters of surface space which is enough to produce the amount of power needed to raise a garage door. The angle of the garage roof and the way it is constructed are key to establishing if your garage is a candidate for solar paneling. Each kit includes high specification solar panels for garage installation mounts cables and additional wiring and components needed to get started.

If you are using a photovoltaic array you need to use flat roofing and it can be attached with a fixed array and racking. D o you have a shed or other outbuilding that could use light and or power. In many cases running an underground cable from your house to the building is the most economical way to go. But if the building is a fair distance from the house so that wiring it would be a hassle or a large expense consider a solar powered system.

There are commercial grade solar panel construction kits for powering garage doors. Us automatic offers these kits and they range in price from 800 to 1 000. Batteries are available separately and all of our garage solar panel kits includes guidance on the best choices from our compatible high performance batteries. If you don t like the look of solar panels on your house you can put them in your garage as an alternative if it isn t seen from the street.

The advantages to have solar powered garage door openers is we can power those buildings which are detached and have no power source. Our garage solar kits include everything to achieve solar power for garages and outbuildings.