Abstract: A canopy for electric vehicles is composed of extruded profiles containing shelves for placement of photovoltaic panels, inside ceiling, integrated gutter and curtain slides, and a special universal rail system which allows the canopy to be mounted on vehicles of different brands with different horizontal distances between the uprights supporting the canopy of this type of vehicles, where the design of the profiles, linking them together, a ceiling with inlaid metal lattice, together with photovoltaic panels and the uprights also offers a more effective protection against the harmful effects of lightning than the known types of canopies, and a special control box is utilized that allows photovoltaic panels to be connected in parallel which reduces the harmful effects of shade on the panels and maximises the energy that may be transferred to different and higher battery voltages.

Abstract: A canopy for electric vehicles is composed of extruded profiles containing shelves for placement of photovoltaic panels, inside ceiling, integrated gutter and curtain slides, and a special universal rail system which allows the canopy to be mounted on vehicles of different brands with different horizontal distances between the uprights supporting the canopy of this type of vehicles, where the design of the profiles, linking them together, a ceiling with inlaid metal lattice, together with photovoltaic panels and the uprights also offers a more effective protection against the harmful effects of lightning than the known types of canopies, and a special control box is utilized that allows photovoltaic panels to be connected in parallel which reduces the harmful effects of shade on the panels and maximises the energy that may be transferred to different and higher battery voltages.