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
Most (more than 1/2) of the math in previous comments looks reasonably good to me, but there is one issue nobody has mentioned.
If this unit CAN KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE during the heat of the day in direct sunlight, the nighttime load will be a small fraction of that.
The unit will be running at low speed and perhaps cycling on and off at night. So the four hours of battery operation predicted at maximum load in an earlier comment may stretch to 8 to 12 hours at the reduced nighttime load.
The permanent magnet variable speed compressors are the wave of the future, especially for boondockers, because they are very efficient and eliminate the big starting surge, allowing the use of smaller generators.
If this unit CAN KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE during the heat of the day in direct sunlight, the nighttime load will be a small fraction of that.
The unit will be running at low speed and perhaps cycling on and off at night. So the four hours of battery operation predicted at maximum load in an earlier comment may stretch to 8 to 12 hours at the reduced nighttime load.
The permanent magnet variable speed compressors are the wave of the future, especially for boondockers, because they are very efficient and eliminate the big starting surge, allowing the use of smaller generators.
