Sean Steele
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I am in the planning stages of adding solar to my Fifth Wheel for boondocking. My target is 400-800 watts of solar on the roof, 100 to 400Ah of LIFEPO4 and a 2000 to 3000 watt inverter. All of that is pretty basic. My question comes in when I start thinking about running the AC. I know running one off of solar is possible but very impractical. My rig is currently 30 Amp but I already bought all of the stuff i need to convert it to 50 Amp. For those that don't already know, a 50 Amp RV actually has two 50 Amp legs in its service panel. I already have a 50 Amp ATS and a Generator. So, I was thinking that I would add a generator port on the outside of the rig, next to where the shore power connects. I would run 50 AMp shore power to one side of the ATS and on the other side, run the inverter output to one leg and run the generator output to the other leg. When changing the panel over to 50 Amp, I would have all of the circuits, except for the AIr Conditioner and the converter/charger on one leg and put the AC and Converter/charger on the other leg. When connecting the ATS to the panel, I would run the leg powered by the Inverter to the leg powering the main circuits and the leg powered by the generator to the other side. In effect having everything powered while on shore power, having only one leg powered by the inverter and when needing AC or to charge the batteries thru the converter/charger I would run the generator.
So, does my plan hold water? I can try to clarify anything if not already clear. Has anyone already done this sort of setup?
Thanks in advance,
Sean
So, does my plan hold water? I can try to clarify anything if not already clear. Has anyone already done this sort of setup?
Thanks in advance,
Sean