JBennettBus
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I have a 400W Proswian solar setup on my short bus. Works great except in winter, when I'd like to have a little more power available. Main components:
4X 100W panels
10AWG connector cables (less than 18' foot run)
EPEVER 40A MPPT charge controller
3X Renogy 12V 100AH gel batteries
Main locations: Colorado in summer, south Texas or south New Mexico in winter.
I've been looking at options like adding alternator charging, a wind turbine, or a hamster wheel with big hamsters, but I think adding 2 more panels is the cheapest, easiest upgrade. That should get me through this next winter, and in spring I'll probably replace those gel batteries with a 24V lithium battery and a new inverter.
If I wire the panels for 24V, it seems like I can get by without any other changes to the current setup. Am I missing anything?
4X 100W panels
10AWG connector cables (less than 18' foot run)
EPEVER 40A MPPT charge controller
3X Renogy 12V 100AH gel batteries
Main locations: Colorado in summer, south Texas or south New Mexico in winter.
I've been looking at options like adding alternator charging, a wind turbine, or a hamster wheel with big hamsters, but I think adding 2 more panels is the cheapest, easiest upgrade. That should get me through this next winter, and in spring I'll probably replace those gel batteries with a 24V lithium battery and a new inverter.
If I wire the panels for 24V, it seems like I can get by without any other changes to the current setup. Am I missing anything?