Hi All,
My wife and I own a shack in country Victoria, Australia with my in-laws. It's currently set up with 2 x 160W panels, a Renogy 40A MPPT solar charge controller and a 120Ah 12V Blue River AGM battery. At the moment we just use the shack for weekends away and the set-up runs the LED lighting, 12V fridge and 12V shower. We don't run an inverter.
However, my father-in-law is just about to retire and is also turning 60 in October. They're talking about living at the shack for a few months a year from now on, so I'm planning to upgrade the system as a surprise for his 60th to make the shack a bit more live-able full time.
At the moment I'm looking at adding another two 160W panels and building an 8 cell 7200Wh 24V battery bank with a 1500W inverter as well as the existing 12V loads. I've put together a schematic of how I'm planning to build it - let me know what you guys think! What would you change?
Cheers.
My wife and I own a shack in country Victoria, Australia with my in-laws. It's currently set up with 2 x 160W panels, a Renogy 40A MPPT solar charge controller and a 120Ah 12V Blue River AGM battery. At the moment we just use the shack for weekends away and the set-up runs the LED lighting, 12V fridge and 12V shower. We don't run an inverter.
However, my father-in-law is just about to retire and is also turning 60 in October. They're talking about living at the shack for a few months a year from now on, so I'm planning to upgrade the system as a surprise for his 60th to make the shack a bit more live-able full time.
At the moment I'm looking at adding another two 160W panels and building an 8 cell 7200Wh 24V battery bank with a 1500W inverter as well as the existing 12V loads. I've put together a schematic of how I'm planning to build it - let me know what you guys think! What would you change?
Cheers.