Adding solar with existing inverter/charger
I have a factory installed Xantrex RV2012 2000w inverter/charging installed in my motorhome. I am looking to add solar panels to help reduce generator runtime when we are dry camping, which is most o...
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They are 30+ volt panels, 310 watts each. The charge controller will down convert the voltage and increase the amps. Combined into discharged batteries it should bulk between 40 and 50 amps, absorb is whatever the batteries can take (plus other loads).
I plan on (5 year plan) having 2 mid ship, 2 over the garage (Toy Hauler). I am planning on sliding racks so I can stack one on top of another, normally having 4 exposed, once set up deploy the second set and have 8 on the roof. Sliding out from under the static panels with linear actuators it is a push of a button to deploy or retract. Tied into the slide control so when the slides retract the panels retract (manual deploy) should keep me out of trouble.
2400 watts of solar on the roof should run 1 ac easily as well as charge the batteries at the same time, and reduce need for the genset to when multiple ac's are required.
We will see in 5 years what actually happens....
I plan on (5 year plan) having 2 mid ship, 2 over the garage (Toy Hauler). I am planning on sliding racks so I can stack one on top of another, normally having 4 exposed, once set up deploy the second set and have 8 on the roof. Sliding out from under the static panels with linear actuators it is a push of a button to deploy or retract. Tied into the slide control so when the slides retract the panels retract (manual deploy) should keep me out of trouble.
2400 watts of solar on the roof should run 1 ac easily as well as charge the batteries at the same time, and reduce need for the genset to when multiple ac's are required.
We will see in 5 years what actually happens....
