AmyG
New Member
I've been lurking and learning here for a while (can't say enough about how helpful the resources and posts on this Forum have been), so here goes my first post. I would appreciate any input you might have on this 24V system for my cargo trailer conversion. I already have the Renogy panels and one of the charge controllers and would like to reuse them - otherwise am totally open to suggestions about choice of equipment. I plan to use the 2 Renogy panels for a portable ground array that will run on its own SCC, which will also serve as a backup SCC for the roof array, so will be wired/fused accordingly.
For my AC loads, I anticipate using the inverter only for short (< 30 min) periods to run kitchen appliances at < 1800 watts or to charge batteries for power tools.
I do have a couple specific questions:
1) Should the wires and fuses for the battery bank and inverter be sized based on continuous or surge amps from the inverter? I chose the former, and understand from other posts that the BMS on the SOKs should handle the surge amps okay, but couldn't find a consistent answer on this.
2) Are there best practices for wiring a system that has both 24V and 12V appliances? Is it okay to wire a buck converter off of a 24V fuse block?
Thank you! Amy
For my AC loads, I anticipate using the inverter only for short (< 30 min) periods to run kitchen appliances at < 1800 watts or to charge batteries for power tools.
I do have a couple specific questions:
1) Should the wires and fuses for the battery bank and inverter be sized based on continuous or surge amps from the inverter? I chose the former, and understand from other posts that the BMS on the SOKs should handle the surge amps okay, but couldn't find a consistent answer on this.
2) Are there best practices for wiring a system that has both 24V and 12V appliances? Is it okay to wire a buck converter off of a 24V fuse block?
Thank you! Amy