Mini Split Air Conditioner / Heat pump
Has anybody boondocking adopted this techno to there RV to have cold air in summer and heat in winter 24/7 while using solar?
Forum Discussion
There are a few companies that manufacture 12VDC AC pumps. Typical they only sell the pump and it is up to the consumer to configure the rest of the system. (Not as difficult as it might sound).
One problem with DC motors is getting them to run efficiently at variable speed. AC motors are more efficient and have no brushes. They can be operated by a variable frequency motor controller to provide variable speed.
(Home inverter AC/heat pumps actually covert the incoming AC to DC and then feed that into a variable frequency motor controller. This way they can operate the motor at a lower speed when less cooling is required.)
One problem with DC motors is getting them to run efficiently at variable speed. AC motors are more efficient and have no brushes. They can be operated by a variable frequency motor controller to provide variable speed.
(Home inverter AC/heat pumps actually covert the incoming AC to DC and then feed that into a variable frequency motor controller. This way they can operate the motor at a lower speed when less cooling is required.)
