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    6 hours ago

    I realize you have other factors to contend with, so I respect your design decisions. I’m guessing your latitude is about 45 degrees north based on the make of your car. For other people inspired to do something similar, 10 degrees is way too shallow even for summer. You’ll get much more current if you raise it 20 or 30 degrees, especially in a neighborhood with this much wind gust protection. A good rule of thumb with what looks like an adjustable angle roof is latitude - 15 degrees in the summer, and latitude +15 degrees in the winter.

    You’ll have more than enough volts to start the inverter during winter mornings, but during the rest of the summer, direct wire some DC fans to blow on the back of the panels. Heat is voltage poison.