dodge guy wrote:
It sound like we are on the same page, I just am not an electric junkie, so explaining what I am thinking may not be coming out right. Although I have been researching solar for our class A, and am learning a lot reading and watching you tube videos/tutorials. I've also learned a lot from the You tube guy 'DIY solar with will pro use'. That's the extent of my solar/electric knowledge. Other than I am trained on Hybrid cars, but that's only the repair end, not th intricacies of its operation!
Solar is great for covering the house loads...particularly if you don't need air/con.
Air/con is at least an order of magnitude more power demand. It can be done but you need a pretty massive and expensive system. For the most part it's going to be cheaper to just run a generator.
Propulsion is an order of magnitude beyond what you need for air/con.
This is why it works if you flip it backwards. Build a battery bank that can handle propulsion and you can syphon off a small percentage of that power and cover house loads if you aren't using the maximum range. In fact, you can probably skip the generator and simply enlarge the battery bank for a cost neutral option that can also extend the range if you need it.
