The_Kobayashi_Vroom
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We are in Indianapolis. It gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter!That and new hampshire- and not just in summer lol
What region are you now? The winters here are a little rough at times…
We are in Indianapolis. It gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter!That and new hampshire- and not just in summer lol
What region are you now? The winters here are a little rough at times…
Did you see Will’s SOK review the other day? I think he mentioned them being gang-able and lower cost.6,327 wHrs/day and 585.8 amp hours on a 24v
Ill watch that today. ThanksDid you see Will’s SOK review the other day? I think he mentioned them being gang-able and lower cost.
If so, you need a count of them divisible by 2 for 24V or divisible by 4 for 48V as they are 12V nominal assemblies.
Our stove and hot water heater are definitely going to to be propane. I already have our dryer and am happy with it - but we will use clothes line for most drying when we can. We also do want to do a mini split eventually. We were talking and also agreed we probably wouldn't use our window AC unless we were hooked up to shore power. We only bought it to cool our bus down as we have been building it these past few months (we bought it in July). It was just incredibly hot inside - and we just now finally have it insulated. Thanks for the warm (but hopefully not too warm) wishes! - AmandaGood morning Amanda,
I am new to the battery/solar game myself. Very confusing and oddly fun trying to figure it all out.
I do know from experience that you might want to look at changing anything that makes heat from electricity and change that to propane (hot water heater/clothes dryer)
Living in Ohio I understand the need for A/C in the summer. Your Bus seems big enough to warrant a split unit air conditioner which is pretty efficient and could help heat also.
Best of luck and have fun along the journey.
Thanks for sharing this!The solar king is a nice set-up. (See my diagram for it below)
In order to know if the Solar King meets your needs, you will need to do a little work to further flesh out your energy needs. To do that you will need to do an energy assessment/audit. Your list of devices is a great start, but now you need to put some energy and power numbers to the devices.
There are various online tools for this but I like to use this resource:
System Energy Audit and Sizing Spread Sheet
To get the spreadsheet, click on the orange button at the top of this page. This sheet is intended to help you plan your system. Fill it out down to the last decimal place, look at the results..... and then make your best guess;) Notes...diysolarforum.com
Since the build is in the planning stages you will have to make some guesses on things, but be as accurate as you can. This will not only help you understand the size system you will need, but it will also help you understand where the energy hogs are and how you might be able to reduce needs.
The Solar King:
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Note: The diagram above shows a fust before the charge controller. No fuse is really needed there. However, I would advise putting a disconnect right before each controller. The disconnect should disconnect both the positive and the negative. Some people use two-pole breakers as a disconnect switch.
What about the Growatt 12k unit? Only 1 space needed to mount it.Does anyone have any suggestions on if I am going the wrong direction here? We are still doing some framing, but I don't know if we can make adjustments to account for 2 of the MPPs - which is honestly the most idea of options. '