Inverter placement position. Basement OK?
Hello, I am going to be starting my inverter install in my 5th wheel and believe I have the location figured out. I was running through the flow with an electrician (neither of us have never insta...
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OP here. Thanks so much for everyone's feedback. I'll have to research a bit more on the AGM and ventilation. Safety is the biggest priority of course. Perhaps I can still keep the batteries in heated/cooled basement and vent them in a reasonable manner.
I choose to go 24v because my panel array is about 30 feet removed from 5th wheel and on a pivot mount. I was trying to consider line loss. I really wanted 48v, but the equipment gets pricing in that range.
Right now, I plan on using the 24v only to run inverter and leaving the existing 12v alone to power those 12v systems. This is on my land and I plan to use the 24v inverter to send 120V power to my own RV Park power pedestal which I will plug into.
Ideally, like everybody else, I want to go 100% solar powered,except for the a/c needs during which I will run generator. I am 100% off the grid.
I plan on removing my converter and charging the 12v with either 1) a standalone 12v solar panel (I already have this working) or 2) DC to DC step down converter.
-editing post to add more info.... The 12V and 24V systems are separate and have their own set of batteries.
I am using the existing 12V paralleled battery set that came with the coach and added the separate batteries in a 24V series for my solar park power concept. There is nothing keeping me from removing the 24V completely outside the camper. I like the security, temperature, humidity and critter control the basement provides. Sorry, I know this was a bit off the original topic but wanted to explain my 24V concept. I know it's weird, but it also adds value to the land itself having some type of power supply.
I choose to go 24v because my panel array is about 30 feet removed from 5th wheel and on a pivot mount. I was trying to consider line loss. I really wanted 48v, but the equipment gets pricing in that range.
Right now, I plan on using the 24v only to run inverter and leaving the existing 12v alone to power those 12v systems. This is on my land and I plan to use the 24v inverter to send 120V power to my own RV Park power pedestal which I will plug into.
Ideally, like everybody else, I want to go 100% solar powered,except for the a/c needs during which I will run generator. I am 100% off the grid.
I plan on removing my converter and charging the 12v with either 1) a standalone 12v solar panel (I already have this working) or 2) DC to DC step down converter.
-editing post to add more info.... The 12V and 24V systems are separate and have their own set of batteries.
I am using the existing 12V paralleled battery set that came with the coach and added the separate batteries in a 24V series for my solar park power concept. There is nothing keeping me from removing the 24V completely outside the camper. I like the security, temperature, humidity and critter control the basement provides. Sorry, I know this was a bit off the original topic but wanted to explain my 24V concept. I know it's weird, but it also adds value to the land itself having some type of power supply.
