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My apologies for confusing things and being confused. Every system has limits, and the OP has already purchased equipment. It was suggested the OP purchase four or five 36-volt panels. In addition to 100-watt panels the OP also has 2 Batteries, an Epever 40A Controller and a TopBull 3000W 12V...

Often appliances draw less than what the doc says. You can find watt meters on Amazon for $15 and just plug the AC into it. Let it run for 24 hours and record some data. You'll want the AC running for 24-hours and see what happens. We set our window AC in the ECO mode and it shuts down...

Welcome aboard @Skegeej -- Now that you've gotten some replies you might do some re-considering! To begin, how much power is your shed really drawing? Does your AC really pull 1135 watts? Do you have a wattmeter? What if you run everything in your shed on solar except the AC? What if you...

Welcome aboard @ebreard -- I like both @DThames and @GLC suggestions, an all-in-on and "starting small." Maybe a "solar generator." This would have everything you needed to start small in one unit. Maybe you run your fridge and freezer on the unit, or a window AC...

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Welcome aboard from northern Kentucky. One way to go is small steps, say a solar panel or two and a smaller "solar generator." Say you have a window AC you run it on solar during the day when power is more expensive. You reduce your daily power bill, provide some battery backup, get your feet...

Are you in Missouri too?

Welcome aboard @Solarnoob777 -- You might repost your message in your own thread to get more responses but using the two inputs like you suggested makes sense to me. Good luck!

Welcome aboard @Raven561 -- In our condo we have a solar generator, the Bluetti AC200 Max. It is plugged into the wall and stays that way, plugged in and fully charged. When the power drops which it does once or twice a month for 12-24 hour stretches, we plug in the fridge and power some...

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You mean BBQ, right? Just south of the airport is "Shack in the Back" -- you could hit them up for ribs at lunch. Easy to find them on the web.

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Hello from Kentucky @Don-B -- You can add your location to your user profile. Folks always ask! Welcome aboard!!

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Welcome aboard @Crooner88 -- we use the AC200 as well. Your new 300 specs indicate: INPUT AC Charging Cable Input: 3,000W Max. Solar Input: 2,400W Max., VOC 12-150VDC, 12A Car Input: 12/24V from Cigarette Lighter Port Maximum Input: 5,400W, with AC and Solar Input Simultaneously...

Welcome aboard @MarvD -- This is the place to find all of your answers, and more questions, of course! Where are you located? Your freezer, using "only" 648 watts... this is a year-round number, or summer or winter usage? What happens if you open the door for a few-minutes, looking for...

Welcome aboard @RomainDGrey -- What kind of gas is your boiler using? Is this a direct connection to a public utility? I ask because we use propane on our property and have our own residential tank. At any given time, we have 4-8 months of supply at "normal" usage. This seems like great...

Maybe do both? Roof mount "just one" plus something "portable" to deploy.

Welcome aboard @Timcarson -- looks like you've got some neat projects coming! And you have gotten some great advice in this thread too. You might consider doing smaller projects; get your feet wet, gain some experience. Start with the shop? Maybe start with the shop and "just" the Air...

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Welcome aboard @Davehal9000 -- we use the Bluetti AC200 Max in the shop. We could unplug it and take camping. We can run an extension cord into the house too; we installed a plug exterior to the shop just for this purpose. Our panels are ground mounted and not portable.

You might consider bougerv panels. We bought the 180-watt 9BB panels and are extremely pleased. You can find them on Amazon with free shipping. Four of these might be cheaper than one EcoFlow panel and produce more power. Good luck!

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Nice catch @BradCagle -- OP noted max output of 365 watts. You could run a few more experiments, @CLARK 13 -- Run just one panel over your long run, to see the voltage drop. Run two panels, first in series, then parallel, note the voltage and current. Bottom line, the unit has an input...

Welcome aboard @Tenxi -- You could do some "analysis" first. Check the specifications on your AC unit, or the one you are considering. It might say something like " Maximum Cooling Wattage 656 W or maybe Maximum Cooling Amperage 6.1 Amps So, the unit might draw as much as 6 amps...

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I think the answer is "It depends," but not in your case. The AC300 has three charging inputs, with the "solar" input rated at "2,400W Max., VOC 12-150VDC, 12A." If you connect your four 200-watt panels in series, and each panel showed a voltage drop of say, 18-volts, you'd have 18 x 4 volts at...

Welcome aboard @AGFalcon -- We purchased the AC200MAX earlier this year and some accessories too. We measured shipping in days, so good there. We would decide the same way now. What is the voltage coming from your 400-watt turbine?