What Are Your Advantages?

With states like California and soon others who are or will be enforcing striker laws requiring truckers to stop run their engines when they are not moving, solar charging and battery maintenance systems will soon be in high demand.  Although the technology is here now, the desire amongst a vast majority of truckers is not quite ready.

But here's the thing, the money you invest in one of our Paddock Solar Battery Maintainers will save you  big in the long run.  Not only the cost of regularly replacing your batteries but also on the money that you will save on replacing your truck's electronics which are subject to getting fried every time you have to have your truck jump started.

With a Paddock Solar Battery Maintainer installed on your rig you can shut down at the end of the day, live comfortably during the night by using DC powered appliances and fire that baby up the next morning without roadside assistance.  Add to this the amount of diesel fuel that you will save and before you know it, the system has paid for itself.  Now that is news you can take to the bank.

Paddock Solar is a business that was started by Ray who as a trucker himself, realized the need for a better way to maintain his trucks batteries.  This lead to years of research and product development to meet his own needs.  This is basically what Ray wanted, he wanted a system that was able for him to run his trucks without wastefully having to either continually be replacing his batteries and in some cases having to replace expensive electronics as well as not having to waste money on diesel fuel to keep his rigs running.  Thus the creation of Paddock Solar.

We are happy to have teamed up with Ray and his company to offer you Paddock Solar products.  We are also offering other products on this page which will not only benefit truckers but anyone who relies on traveling the highways, living on the road or on the high seas. 

Why Solar?

Using a Paddock Solar Power Plant to run the heating, cooling, radio, tv, and other electrical cab appliances and accessories will save you serious fuel and maintenance costs over the lifetime of your rig.

The smart alternative to idling for extended periods of time, (or using a diesel generator to run your cab accessories), is to harness FREE power from the sun, and run super-efficient AC, heat, appliances and accessories with a highly effective multi-source, multi-battery, power management system.

• The Paddock Solar Power Plant offers these benefits:
  • Low Installation Costs – it's simple to install
  • Trouble Free Operation – its high reliability can't be beat
  • Maintenance Free – no moving parts
  • Pollution Free – green power is the way to go
  • Fuel Free – powered by the sun, no fuel costs
  • Noise Free / Odor Free – no generator means no complaints
  • Vibration Free – sleep well at night
  • No Dead Batteries – sleep even better at night!

The Paddock Solar Power Plant costs less than a comparable capacity diesel generator system, and costs nothing to provide auxiliary power when the truck is shut down on a day-to-day basis. Cut your operational costs and enjoy, clean, silent, reliable auxiliary power NOW.

Modular Design

The Paddock Solar Power Plant is based on a modular design that is easy to upgrade.

The Paddock Solar Panels are designed so that individual solar strips can be removed and replaced easily, should one get damaged.

The individual panels fit into the Paddock Aerodynamic Solar Panel Frame. This flexible steel frame is weather resistant and ruggedized with a polyurethane coating for durability. The frame can be flexed to perfectly fit the curve of most aerodynamic roofs on today's truck cabs. The frame itself has a thin profile and will not adversely affect the aerodynamics or the fuel efficiency of the truck.

The Paddock Solar Maximizer is the heart of the system. The Solar Maximizer is a smart energy management system that controls the flow of energy between solar panels, truck batteries and auxiliary batteries for maximum available power and charging efficiency. You'll never need to worry about re-starting your truck after a long night of high-amperage accessories usage – the Paddock Solar Maximizer will not allow the starting battery to drop below a set voltage limit and will automatically parallel the start and auxiliary batteries for maximum cranking power.

The Solar Maximizer itself is modular – you can start simple and upgrade the functionality and capacity of the Maximizer and it's related system components over time. A full Paddock Solar Power Plant can ultimately replace your diesel-fired generator – even for powering heating and cooling units in when you need them most!

The entire Solar Maximizer is contained in a weather resistant box about the size of a large shoebox. The box is mounted on rubber "shocks" and can be installed out of the way – on the back of the truck cab or on any of the interior cab walls under the bunk.

With the Paddock Solar Maximizer, you can run your cab appliances as needed at night while watching TV and running the AC to stay comfortable – then truly sleep well knowing that when you awake your truck will start immediately with a full battery charge.

Under The Hood

CORE PRINCIPLE

Keeping the start battery properly maintained regardless of cab accessory power drain is always the first priority for the Paddock Solar Maximizer System.

STANDARD SETTING TECHNOLOGIES

Smart Charging

• The Paddock Solar Maximizer manages all generated electrical current for auxilliary use in three stages:
  • 1. Bulk – for deep discharge
  • 2. Absorption – for medium discharge
  • 3. Float – for maintaining a "top-off" charge

HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

Truck Engine Running

While the truck is running, the truck alternator recharges the primary truck batteries. Once the primary batteries are fully re-charged, an intuitive voltage sensitive relay switch in the Maximizer box is activated to recharge the auxiliary batteries.

The Paddock Solar Maximizer system recharges both banks of batteries fully while never allowing the primary batteries to fall into a state of deep discharge. This gentle re-charging technique protects the life expectancy of your primary starting batteries and lets the deep-cycle dry-cell auxiliary battery technology handle any deep discharge.

Truck Engine Off / Daylight, No Accessories in Use

When the truck engine is off during daylight hours, energy from the solar panels continue to feed a "Smart" controlled charge to the auxiliary batteries as needed.

By activating an on/off switch in the cab, the Maximizer intelligently transfers a "Smart" charge (up to 7.5 amps) per hour from the primary batteries to the auxiliary batteries to augment any accessory use. Combined with just one solar panel, this technique gives you up to a constant 11.5 amps per hour in addition to your stored auxiliary battery power.

No more running inverters or accessories directly from the primary truck batteries!

Truck Engine Off / Night, Accessories in Use

At night, when the truck engine is off, the auxiliary batteries power the cab accessories and appliances.

Using "Smart" technology, a limited amount of of the primary truck battery power is used to augment the auxiliary batteries. (The top 10% or until a customer directed pre-set cut-off voltage is reached.)

This technique adds several hours of run time at night, even for high amperage draw accessories, such as DC-powered air conditioners, computer printers, microwaves, etc. without deep discharging the primary batteries.

After coming in off the road and shutting the motor down, your primary truck batteries and auxiliary batteries are efficiently charged at or near "Float" level.

When available, you can connect a shore power  3-stage charger to the auxiliary batteries and plug it into any standard 120v AC outlet for running accessories while maintaining a full charge for your next off-grid use.

This feature provides unprecedented flexibility when spending the night where plug-in power is available--without giving up the sophisticated power control and battery management capabilities of the Paddock Solar Maximizer.

PRODUCTS

PADDOCK SOLAR SYSTEM: COMPLETE STARTER SET

Includes...

• Eight Panel Cell Array
• Flexible Frame
• Maximizer and all cables, connectors
• Polyethylene Battery Box.  The battery box holds two MK Deka 8AGC2 Batteries.
• Hardware and instructions necessary for installation.
• Batteries are not included.
• Paddock 2 year Warranty

$2,595*
* Extra shipping by UPS ground may apply

Please be sure to select the color for your solar array before pressing the "Buy Now" button

PADDOCK SOLAR MODULES



Paddock Solar Panels come in two power versions: 6-volt and 12-volt. The 6-volt panel requires two (2) 6-volt auxiliary batteries hooked up in series to make a 12-volt circuit.

Paddock Solar Panels also come in five (5) color versions: red, white, blue, yellow and gray.

FLEXIBLE FRAME

The Paddock Aerodynamic Solar Panel Frame holds eight (8) individual solar strips. It has a thin profile and can be curved to perfectly fit the curve of the aerodynamic roof of your truck cab. The Frame is coated with a polyurethane finish for durability. You can start with a single frame fitted with eight solar cells and add additional frames and cells over time to upgrade your power capacity as needed.

Paddock Solar Panel and Flexible Frame (one unit)
$1,435*
* Extra shipping by UPS ground may apply

	Blue Solar Panels
	Gray Solar Panels
	Red Solar Panels
	White Solar Panels
	Yellow Solar Panels

PADDOCK SOLAR MAXIMIZER

The Maximizer can use any number of 12-volt auxiliary batteries hooked in parallel or at least two (2) 6-volt auxiliary batteries hooked in series. If using 12-volt batteries, panel options include either 4 or 5 cell solar strip panel. If using (2) 6-volt batteries, only the 5 cell strip panel can be used. The Paddock Solar Maximizer system will recharge both your trucks primary batteries and the systems's auxiliary batteries fully. The system will never allow your primary batteries to fall into a state of deep discharge. The Paddock Solar Maximizer uses a gentle re-charging technique to protect the life expectancy of your primary starting batteries and letshttp://www.paddocksolar.com the deep-cycle dry-cell auxiliary battery technology handle any deep discharge. All Paddock Solar Maximizer units are shipped wired and ready to connect to energy resources. The Paddock Solar Maximizer includes: Weather-tight and corrosion resistant Electrical enclosure Shock resistant cab mounts from box to cab Control panel w/ digital voltage readouts Dc to Dc 4-stage transfer "Smart" charger Adjustable starting battery cut-off switch w/ instructions (2) 6 volt high performance solar chargers w/ instructions 160 amp battery separator/parallel switch w/ instructions Shore Power Charger w/ instructions Individual fuses at component recommended amp rate per component All heavy duty cables with protective high-temp loom included Installation drill and hex bits included Ships with ready-to-connect to all electrical generating resources Paddock Solar Maximizer $1,275* * Extra shipping by UPS ground may apply

EPA Smartway Program

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created the SmartWay Affiliate Program and Transport Partnership.

SMARTWAY AFFILIATE PROGRAM

The Affiliate Program is an innovative initiative that supports freight shippers, carriers and logistics companies in setting and achieving goals that increase fuel efficiency and reduce emission of greenhouse gasses and air pollutants.

SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PROGRAM

SmartWay Transport is a voluntary partnership between various freight industry sectors and EPA that establishes incentives for fuel efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. By 2012, this initiative aims to reduce between 33 - 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions per year. At the same time, the initiative will result in fuel savings of up to 150 million barrels of oil annually. There are three primary components of the program: creating partnerships, reducing all unnecessary engine idling, and increasing the efficiency and use of rail and intermodal operations.

SMARTWAY AFFORADABLE LOAN PROGRAM

The EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership offers afforadable loans to help you purchase fuel-saving technologies and reduce your costs. The EPA offers flexible terms and no collateral is required.

EPA welcomes any company or organization that will improve the environmental performance of their freight operations. Key Partners are companies that ship products and the truck companies that deliver these products. Partners commit to measure and improve the efficiency of their freight operations, using EPA-developed tools that quantify the benefits of a number of fuel-saving strategies.

SMARTWAY PROMOTES SAVING FUEL

Another component of the SmartWay Transport Partnership is to eliminate unnecessary truck idling by developing a nationwide network of idle-reduction options along major transportation corridors - truck stops, travel centers, distribution hubs, borders, ports, and even along the side of the road.

ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY IDLING WITH PADDOCK SOLAR POWER

Implementing the Paddock Solar System on your truck or truck fleet will help reduce unnecessary idling and will improve air quality and save you fuel -- which saves you money.

For more information on the EPA's Smartway Program and Benefits click here:  EPA Smartway

FINANCING

iBank
877. 999. 6465
Sponsored by the EPA Smartway program for purchasing truck equipment. Apply from your computer and let banks compete for your business. Online application speeds up the funding process. Anytime, anywhere internet access.

EPA Smartway Program
734. 214. 4767
Offers no collateral, low interest loans backed by the government Small Business Administration (SBA). Call to find the Regional offices in your area.

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This page last up-dated on August 18, 2010