davis mounger
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Greetings. I'm a high school teacher with a bit of solar experience. My classes have built small stand-alone systems as well as a 2K micro-grid tie system. Have some experience in standard system sizing calculations.
My school district is going into the great unknown where parents can choose to send kids to school under an A-B day system to keep numbers down or virtual school at home. It has procured five small buses where roving tutoring can happen for kids with special needs or home challenges. They're taking out the seats and installing tables, laptops, etc. They've asked me to add solar in to power, presumably, some LED lighting, enough power for a few laptops, and, small space heater/cooler. I'm looking for some recommendations on the cooler and heater. The former seating area is about 6 x 12 feet plus the driver seat/step down. I've already told them that a fair amount of the panel/battery needs will be just for the heat and cooling ("resistance heating is costly"). I'm asking them for clarification on probable hours/day, penciling 3-4 days of autonomy, etc. Also looking for recommendations on panel mounting for the roof of the bus.
My school district is going into the great unknown where parents can choose to send kids to school under an A-B day system to keep numbers down or virtual school at home. It has procured five small buses where roving tutoring can happen for kids with special needs or home challenges. They're taking out the seats and installing tables, laptops, etc. They've asked me to add solar in to power, presumably, some LED lighting, enough power for a few laptops, and, small space heater/cooler. I'm looking for some recommendations on the cooler and heater. The former seating area is about 6 x 12 feet plus the driver seat/step down. I've already told them that a fair amount of the panel/battery needs will be just for the heat and cooling ("resistance heating is costly"). I'm asking them for clarification on probable hours/day, penciling 3-4 days of autonomy, etc. Also looking for recommendations on panel mounting for the roof of the bus.