Coop Tender Solar Module
CT-SolarModule
Take your automatic chicken coop door "off the grid". With our solar module, you can run your automatic chicken coop door with energy from the sun.
The solar panel consists of an array of panels providing 10 Watts of charging power to the 12 Volt SLA battery. Coop Tender controls the battery charge so that it does not overcharge or charge too quickly.
Solar panel comes un-mounted. It may be mounted to the mounting board of your coop door if it faces south, or install in a suitable south-facing location.
Coop Tender® Automatic Chicken Doors incorporate a built-in charge controller to ensure that battery overcharging does not occur.
Easily monitor the battery with Coop Tender's status display and "view at a distance" status lights.
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| Battery | charged | low | discharged |
12 Volt 5Ah SLA Backup Battery is included. The battery fits inside of the controller compartment and will run the door for up to 1 week without being charged.
- WiFi Module consumes additional 40 milliAmps of power
- 10 Watt solar panel + 12 Volt 5Ah SLA battery sufficient to operate the system in most parts of the U.S.*
*See the Direct Normal Solar Irradiance map below to check average Irradiance (solar energy) available in your location. The map shows a gradient color coded chart with 9 levels of Irradiance measured in kWh/M2/Day. If you are located in an area which receives 4.4 kWh/m2/Day or less, you may need to add a second solar panel to increase surface area of energy collection.
In the map above, the light yellow color gradient represents an area with low solar energy. The following link will take you to a PDF version of the map directly from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) website: https://www.nrel.gov/gis/assets/pdfs/solar_dni_2018_01.pdf
Chicken Door Solar Module Specifications |
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| Dimensions | 14 in wide x 13 in high x 1 in thick |
| Frame Material | Aluminum |
| Volts output (Vmp) |
17.5 volts |
| Volts output (Voc) |
21.7 volts |
| Power output | 15 watts |
What's Included:
- 10 Watt Solar Panel
- 12 Volt 5Ah SLA Battery
Mounting hardware not included
Solar Module Installation Instructions: http://cloud.cooptender.com/XQuLrea
All U.S bound and international orders ship via FedEx, UPS or United States Postal Service (U.S.P.S.).
Orders ship within 5 business days. If you have an urgent need, please contact us. We will do our best to accommodate.
The UPS delivery map below shows how many days your automatic chicken door order will take to be delivered after it is shipped.
Transit days may increase during peak holiday seasons.
We reserve the right to cancel any order if actual shipping charges become unreasonable to ship your order. You will be notified if this should occur.
We are not responsible for incorrect addresses or extra charges that may occur from changing an address after your order has shipped. If you provided an incorrect address at checkout or request an address change after your order has shipped, you will be responsible for any additional charges which may be incurred to reroute your order.
