How to Trickle Charge Your Tesla from DIY, Off-Grid Micro-Solar Array (+12 miles/day)
[Update since making this video. I double the solar panels to 1,800 watts, added a second charge controller and a second battery. Works great.]
This is just a proof of concept that I did while stuck in quarantine. It shows how you can build your own micro solar system for trickle charging your Tesla (or anything else). I will add more panels / batteries over time.
By the end of the day it added 12 miles of range to to the car / day (4,380 miles/year). It's the middle of January, so I'm curious to see what that gets to in the summer. I will post an update in a few months.
The trickiest part of was properly grounding the inverter so the Tesla charger would accept it. Watch this video to see how to bond the 120v AV output to the inverter chassis • How to Ground the Phoenix 1200 Invert...
Solar Panels: 8 x 100 watt Renogy
Charge Controller: Victron 30 amp, 100 volt
Battery: SOK 206 amp hour
Shunt: Victron SmartShunt 500
Inverter: Victron Phoenix 1200 watts
Car: 2001 Tesla Model 3 Long Range
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