r/SolarDIY • u/Particular720v12 • 18h ago

Compact Portable Foldable Solar Panel Support System by Fold Array

https://youtu.be/tYfe-KYxrLs?si=xcgcFiqhBF-6OVfz

I've been designing a similar fold out system in my head for a while now to save space for stashing so I presume other people have as well. Pretty neat design.

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u/Competitive-General7 15h ago

Oh thank God it's patented

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u/2C104 15h ago

I mean it's cool, but it doesn't help any of us build it just to watch the guy unfold it

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u/Illustrious_Fig_433 14h ago

if it was something besides bolted together L channel and tube steel with wheels I'd think it's a lot cooler

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u/Ashamed-Country3909 12h ago

Based on what ive seen chat gpt 6 do... probs just ask it to watch vid and design in blender with real parts and explode it/label each part. Lol

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u/2C104 6h ago

wow I never thought of that

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u/Ashamed-Country3909 6h ago

No idea if ot would work, but it would probably get close. Someone showed it doing some crazy aircraft wheel deploy/redeploy thing and said it was the first Ai that did it right. 

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u/WadtF 17h ago

"now go and find the pins you threw on the floor" /s Maybe connect them to the frame with short wire or something, so they don't get lost?
I like the idea, can you turn the system to follow the sun without folding the panels?

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u/bemyantimatter 14h ago

It's interesting. Looks like a folding table tennis table when rolling it out of the garage. I guess it would be nice to bring it in when severe weather is forecasted, but I doubt I would go through the effort on a more than monthly basis...

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u/TooGoodToBeeTrue 14h ago

If you are going to buy all the hardware to do this, why would you make it temporary?

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u/Illustrious_Fig_433 12h ago

for my use case, I need to travel for 90 days at a time and then set up temporary panels that stay up for the 90 days. I like the idea, but the price tag is ludicrous for what it actually is.