Reposted from Will's old forum - per his request.
I have installed a system in my demo coach (2020 Heartland RV Sundance 262RB Travel Trailer) that I use as a "generator replacement". We are not boondockers but this system gives us the capability to boondock.
OVERVIEW
DETAIL
Solar Panels Mounted to Roof - Jaboni Power Products (6 ea @ 175 watts ea - polycrystalline)
Combiner Box - Eco-Worthy (fused, parallel bused, lighting protection, output breaker)
Battery/Inverter Box Overview Image
Top: Battle Born GC2 Batteries Bottom: MPPT Charger Controller
Left: Lynx Power In (DC bus) Right: Inverter Right (gray): 50A AC disconnect
System Monitoring and Control:
Equipment Locations
I have installed a system in my demo coach (2020 Heartland RV Sundance 262RB Travel Trailer) that I use as a "generator replacement". We are not boondockers but this system gives us the capability to boondock.
OVERVIEW
- 1050 Watts of Solar on Roof (Jaboni Power Products - 6 ea @ 175 w) - wired in parallel
- 600 AH of LiFEPO4 Batteries (6 ea Battle Born GC2)
- 3000 VA Inverter/Charger/Switch (Victron MultiPlus)
- Battery Monitoring (Victron BMV-712)
- System Monitoring and Control (Victron CCGX)
DETAIL
Solar Panels Mounted to Roof - Jaboni Power Products (6 ea @ 175 watts ea - polycrystalline)
Combiner Box - Eco-Worthy (fused, parallel bused, lighting protection, output breaker)
Battery/Inverter Box Overview Image
Top: Battle Born GC2 Batteries Bottom: MPPT Charger Controller
Left: Lynx Power In (DC bus) Right: Inverter Right (gray): 50A AC disconnect
System Monitoring and Control:
- Victron CCGX Color Display
- Local Web Browser - Display and Manage CCGX
- Victron VRM (remote monitoring via web browser and Victron VRM app)
- Victron Connect App (Bluetooth)
- GPS Antenna (mounted inside roof system)
Equipment Locations
- Solar Panels and Combiner are mounted to RV roof
- Solar Charger is mounted in box under bed
- Inverter is mounted in box under bed
- Batteries are mounted in box under bed
- Shore AC Power input was re-routed to box under bed and into a dual pole 50 amp breaker
- Shore AC Power out of breaker box was routed inside Inverter with L2 passing back out of inverter without connecting to anything inside
- Shore AC Power L1 connects in/out of Inverter
- Shore AC Power L2 is spliced outside of Inverter into common jacketed (6-4 SOOW) wire
- Shore AC Power routes out of box under bed and to RV OEM AC breaker panel
- Batteries are bused using 1/4 copper bar stock as 2 parallel strings of 3
- Both strings of batteries are bussed at end using 4/0 welding cable
- Combined battery + is protected with 400 amp ANL fuse, then switched with 600 amp switch
- Combined battery - is connected to shunt from BMV-712 battery monitor
- A reconfigured Victron Lynx Power In is used as the primary DC power bus with AMG fuses for branch in/out
- Branch in/out are switched with 275 amp switches
- Solar Combiner output wire gauge is 4 AWG
- Solar input to MPPT Charge Controller is protected with dual pole 63 amp DC breaker
- Inverter DC in/out is protected with 400 amp ANL fuse and switched with 600 amp switch
- DC feed to RV OEM fuse panel is 4 AWG
- Alternator Charging