Need help determining best wattage for 24V sliding gate motor

[Scots]

I bought this sliding gate motor recently and accidentally bought a 12V solar panel when I really needed a 24V panel.
I think I could just buy another 12V panel but would ideally prefer to have just 1 panel.

Before I buy the wrong panel again I wanted to seek some advice on what exactly is best for my situation.

This is the motor I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I need to install the panel on the opposite side of the driveway, which is about 15 ft away from the motor. It should get about 4 straight hours of direct sunlight per day.
So I was wondering the most cost effective panel I need and what gauge wire for it?

Thanks in advance

[Mike90250]

You not only need a panel, you need a charge controller & a container to put them into out of the weather. (ad copy says it included battery, but pic's don't show a battery )

How often you use the gate, and drain the battery, determines what size panel is needed to recharge the battery. Using the 4 x a day, requires a small panel. 30 uses a day needs a larger panel. The gate manual often has a guesstimate of what panel will support so many uses a day.

[Scots]

Thanks for the reply Mike,
I do already have a controller.
This is the solar panel and controller I originally bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The motor will only be used to open then close the gate about 4 times on average, so pretty minimal use. And the motor I linked does come with two 12V batteries in the housing.
I couldn't find any info from the manual on which panel other than it needing a 24V panel.
I was wondering if a bare minimum 10W/24V panel would be capable of doing the job.
Thanks

[SunEagle]

Thanks for the reply Mike,
I do already have a controller.
This is the solar panel and controller I originally bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The motor will only be used to open then close the gate about 4 times on average, so pretty minimal use. And the motor I linked does come with two 12V batteries in the housing.
I couldn't find any info from the manual on which panel other than it needing a 24V panel.
I was wondering if a bare minimum 10W/24V panel would be capable of doing the job.
Thanks

Most small wattage panels are only rated for "12V". Sounds like you will need 2 12V panels wired in series to the Charge Controller to charge a 24V battery system.

I am surprised the gate control supplier did not recommend a solar panel and CC for that system. Even if it is only a trickle charge to keep the batteries close to 100% that would get you something.

[Mike90250]

I would run a critical piece of hardware like your gate, off a 20-50W 24V panel