Take your Coop Tender automatic chicken coop door "off the grid" with our solar module. Run your automatic chicken coop door with energy from the sun!
The solar panel consists of an array of panels providing 15 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.
The solar panel comes un-mounted. It may be mounted to the mounting board of your coop door if it faces south, or installed 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 |
A 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.
*See the Direct Normal Solar Irradiance map below to check the 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 that receives 4.4 kWh/m2/Day or less, you may need to add a second solar panel to increase the 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.
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 |
