drdolan1
New Member
Hello, I'm trying to set up something like the solar kart... but in the back of a travel trailer instead of a kart. this trailer will never move with the equipment installed, I am using the trailer as a home base on our off grid property while my wife and I work on the land. I already have the following:
EG4 6000XP
EG4 48v LIFEPO LL batteries (2)
17KW of 565W bifacial solar panels
3500W inverter generator
I'm obviously not planning on hooking up ALL of the solar panels... I'm going to mount 4 of them which will give me all the power I need.
I must also mention here that I'm in a wheelchair and have some medical issues that makes me need 110v power 24/7... I won't die (right away) if I lose it, but running a generator all night long is NOT an option... thus the batteries and solar panels.
This equipment will eventually be re-purposed to power our shop/home/whatever once we get something built, but I figured why not get some use out of it now?
That said, I figured I could put the inverter, one and maybe both of the batteries if there is room into the rear storage compartment of the trailer using the setup that Mr. Prowse set up on his "Kart V3" but since my shore power is a 30amp 110v, I would, I am assuming, not be able to just put a 30amp cable on the inverter instead of the 50 amp that he uses... I'm thinking that wouldn't be safe.
So, I'm thinking I'll also put a small load center in there with a 50 amp breaker to connect to the inverter and a 110v 30amp breaker connected to the shore power connector. My generator also has a 30amp 110v plug so I'd do the same for the input to the inverter for if we don't get enough sun. I would then connect up the four 565w panels, use 8awg wire to bring it to the inverter. All done and I have all the AC power I could possibly want.
So... am I going to burn my trailer down with me in it or does this sound OK?
Thanks!
Donald
EG4 6000XP
EG4 48v LIFEPO LL batteries (2)
17KW of 565W bifacial solar panels
3500W inverter generator
I'm obviously not planning on hooking up ALL of the solar panels... I'm going to mount 4 of them which will give me all the power I need.
I must also mention here that I'm in a wheelchair and have some medical issues that makes me need 110v power 24/7... I won't die (right away) if I lose it, but running a generator all night long is NOT an option... thus the batteries and solar panels.
This equipment will eventually be re-purposed to power our shop/home/whatever once we get something built, but I figured why not get some use out of it now?
That said, I figured I could put the inverter, one and maybe both of the batteries if there is room into the rear storage compartment of the trailer using the setup that Mr. Prowse set up on his "Kart V3" but since my shore power is a 30amp 110v, I would, I am assuming, not be able to just put a 30amp cable on the inverter instead of the 50 amp that he uses... I'm thinking that wouldn't be safe.
So, I'm thinking I'll also put a small load center in there with a 50 amp breaker to connect to the inverter and a 110v 30amp breaker connected to the shore power connector. My generator also has a 30amp 110v plug so I'd do the same for the input to the inverter for if we don't get enough sun. I would then connect up the four 565w panels, use 8awg wire to bring it to the inverter. All done and I have all the AC power I could possibly want.
So... am I going to burn my trailer down with me in it or does this sound OK?
Thanks!
Donald