Situation:
I go camping now for 3-4 days at a time with a portable bank to charge up camera.
I want to extend this to travel for longer and farther away places.
I'm going to add over time as I can.
Items involved:
6' x 12' V nose trailer w/pickup
I have a little less 70 sqft of space to work with.
I want to get 1-100w panel, 1 battery and expand it later.
I'm trying to figure out which mppt controller and inverter I will need for the long haul.
Batteries it's suggested to set up in series to reduce cable size and increasing the Ah.
However:
Having 1 battery to start it will only be 12v.
but does it really needed to go 24v. See whole project below.
The whole project goals:
Panels; roof system mono parallel
As with a little less 70 sqft. Options to add portable flexible on site panel if needed
Most I've seen everyone seems to go around 400W-12v panels to fit the basic needs.
Cooking, shower, lights, heat, ac. TV and PC.
I want to charge off the pickup but not right away.
The average ah of battery is about 400.
I think I probably need about 600+ah of battery as the pc and tv is a hog.
Conclusion:
I was looking at starter kits however I don't think their expandable. The controller won't handle more.
I'm need a mppt controller and inverter size suggestions.
Suggest a brand if you like.
Off brand is ok. It's just a name.
This just an example of what I was looking at but as you can see the controller won't do.
richsolar.com
I go camping now for 3-4 days at a time with a portable bank to charge up camera.
I want to extend this to travel for longer and farther away places.
I'm going to add over time as I can.
Items involved:
6' x 12' V nose trailer w/pickup
I have a little less 70 sqft of space to work with.
I want to get 1-100w panel, 1 battery and expand it later.
I'm trying to figure out which mppt controller and inverter I will need for the long haul.
Batteries it's suggested to set up in series to reduce cable size and increasing the Ah.
However:
Having 1 battery to start it will only be 12v.
but does it really needed to go 24v. See whole project below.
The whole project goals:
Panels; roof system mono parallel
As with a little less 70 sqft. Options to add portable flexible on site panel if needed
Most I've seen everyone seems to go around 400W-12v panels to fit the basic needs.
Cooking, shower, lights, heat, ac. TV and PC.
I want to charge off the pickup but not right away.
The average ah of battery is about 400.
I think I probably need about 600+ah of battery as the pc and tv is a hog.
Conclusion:
I was looking at starter kits however I don't think their expandable. The controller won't handle more.
I'm need a mppt controller and inverter size suggestions.
Suggest a brand if you like.
Off brand is ok. It's just a name.
This just an example of what I was looking at but as you can see the controller won't do.
100 Watt Solar Kit with 20A MPPT Controller
Our 100W Kit is the perfect way to start your off-grid adventure! The kit includes a high efficiency 100W Monocrystalline panel with 9 busbars and a 20A MPPT controller that can handle up to 300W while charging a 12V battery bank. This kit can be paired with our 100AH 12V Lithium battery.
richsolar.com
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