My RV has two 13,500 BTU air cons and I would be wiring in a SoftStart to handle the startup surge. The air cons are expected to have a run wattage of about 1300W so a 3000W inverter should cover them.
If I use an inverter such as an MPP PIP LV2424 and a small battery array--say, 100 watt-hours--would I be able to meet the following goals? Looking at the manual, I believe this is the case if I use Solar-first priority. As I understand it, as long as the sun shines, power goes directly into the air cons and when it's not shining, grid. (Or nothing at all.)
Goals:
If I use an inverter such as an MPP PIP LV2424 and a small battery array--say, 100 watt-hours--would I be able to meet the following goals? Looking at the manual, I believe this is the case if I use Solar-first priority. As I understand it, as long as the sun shines, power goes directly into the air cons and when it's not shining, grid. (Or nothing at all.)
Goals:
- Run RV air conditioner on solar while the sun shines
- Switch to grid when it does not
- Allow for boondocking with partial air conditioner usage during the hottest part of the day--so no grid tie
- Running boondocking after solar hours is not required, to keep down the battery weight and investment
- Not too high of a price
- Reliable
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