With the panels placed as an extension of the roof this design gives protection from the rain and also provides passive solar shading from the midday sun.
Solar pergola roof.
My system is not a roof top type system.
If you can t or don t want to put solar panels on your roof you could use them in order to gain all the benefits from going solar.
In other words the panels could be.
These structures are often commonly referred to as solar pergolas.
Configure your install to provide power for outdoor living environments carport with power for charging for backup power or many other uses.
The majority of small scale solar installations go on the roof but not every roof is ideal for solar.
Configure your solar pergola kit to be freestanding or attached to your home or other building.
It consists of 55 sunpreme pv panels and 3 sunny boy 5000tl us inverters.
The big kahuna solar ready pergola can be used to mount panels for a variety of solar projects.
I felt a roof top system would not meet my needs so i opted for a solar system installed on top of a pergola in my backyard.
At the same time this system generates several kilowatts of power.
For one thing solar panels may be too heavy for the roof on the pergola.