Hello all,
I would like to ask for opinion on AC-DC charger in my system.
What I have:
- Camper Van with 120amp alternator feeding my DCDC via starter battery.
- 2x 100Ah LifePo4 battery wired in parallel
- Renogy 50Amp DC-DC charger with MPPT
- 100Watt solar panel
My goal:
I live in Pacific Northwest and lots of campsites we go to are in forest so I do not have too much sun available hence only 100Watt solar for those days when we have sun. I have just finished the install but still not sure about how to charge my batteries after coming back from short trip or when at site with shore power available.
One of my coworkers recommended installing power convertor to step down ac to dc and then feed the Renogy DCDC charger with it. We are a tech company and I have some power convertors on hand (15amp). The issue is they only produce the 15amps at 13.8VDC. Will the Renogy DCDC step up voltage to charge my batteries fully?
Another option is purchasing AC-DC charger and installing it permanently in my system . I am assuming it would go directly to batteries? As I was thinking about possible scenarios, what if I was at a campsite, had battery charged by AC-DC but in the same time I would be running fridge and lights? Would this be an issue, would it not disrupt the charging process?
As far as the actual AC-DC chargers go I am looking at Renogy one that is rated 20amp:
https://www.amazon.ca/Renogy-Alliga...9e-1e769a033461&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m
or there is some Victron made ones but they only come with 15amp:
I really did search the internet but I could not find too many answers about implementing ACDCs
Thank you in advance for your input!
I would like to ask for opinion on AC-DC charger in my system.
What I have:
- Camper Van with 120amp alternator feeding my DCDC via starter battery.
- 2x 100Ah LifePo4 battery wired in parallel
- Renogy 50Amp DC-DC charger with MPPT
- 100Watt solar panel
My goal:
I live in Pacific Northwest and lots of campsites we go to are in forest so I do not have too much sun available hence only 100Watt solar for those days when we have sun. I have just finished the install but still not sure about how to charge my batteries after coming back from short trip or when at site with shore power available.
One of my coworkers recommended installing power convertor to step down ac to dc and then feed the Renogy DCDC charger with it. We are a tech company and I have some power convertors on hand (15amp). The issue is they only produce the 15amps at 13.8VDC. Will the Renogy DCDC step up voltage to charge my batteries fully?
Another option is purchasing AC-DC charger and installing it permanently in my system . I am assuming it would go directly to batteries? As I was thinking about possible scenarios, what if I was at a campsite, had battery charged by AC-DC but in the same time I would be running fridge and lights? Would this be an issue, would it not disrupt the charging process?
As far as the actual AC-DC chargers go I am looking at Renogy one that is rated 20amp:
https://www.amazon.ca/Renogy-Alliga...9e-1e769a033461&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m
or there is some Victron made ones but they only come with 15amp:
I really did search the internet but I could not find too many answers about implementing ACDCs
Thank you in advance for your input!