I'm redoing my system and I'd like to get my inverter closer to the batteries. I have the Renogy 1,000 watt invrter, and I'd like to put it in the storage area under the bed, next to the batteries. I understand this can be done with lithum batteries. There is plenty of space, but very little - if any - ventilation. IS this a bad idea? The only other option is placing it in the pass-through storage area outside the trailer, which would have to be closed in inclement weather anyway.

Hi,If there is a reason to run the inverter during sleeping hours it may not be a good place to put it under the bed.Is there a cold weather reason to contend with? If not I'd use the pass through storage for the battery bank.My next bank may be SiO2 which share a lot of similarities with LI with a few exceptions. SiO2 are heavy. SiO2 can be used and charged at -40. SuO2 are about 1/3 the price of Li.

I normally turn it off when I go to bed. I do use a cpap, and sometimes run a fan at night, but I generally run those through a smaller 300 watt inverter.Lithium's don't do well in the cold, that's why I have them inside.

I did not realize you already had the li jars.For a 1000 watt inverter running flat out the heat dissipation would be about 120 watts. Placing it in the pass through storage would not create a heat issue. Mount it in a manner that allows all sides to radiate into the compartment (i.e. not flush to the wall--but rather out by an inch). Make sure the fan points up and that there is space above it for air to flow.

I'd like to keep them inside, under the bed, if possible. But if it's going to create an overheating issue, I'll put them in the pass-through. I'd really like to keep them inside, if possible.

JRRNeiklot wrote:I'm redoing my system and I'd like to get my inverter closer to the batteries. I have the Renogy 1,000 watt invrter, and I'd like to put it in the storage area under the bed, next to the batteries. I understand this can be done with lithum batteries. There is plenty of space, but very little - if any - ventilation. IS this a bad idea? The only other option is placing it in the pass-through storage area outside the trailer, which would have to be closed in inclement weather anyway.Are you moving the inverter or the batteries?I'd move the inverter One thing the inverter needs to do is BREATH. it gets hot in that box and the fans need air to cool it off.

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JRRNeiklot
Explorer
Jun 17, 2020
I'd like to keep them inside, under the bed, if possible. But if it's going to create an overheating issue, I'll put them in the pass-through. I'd really like to keep them inside, if possible.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 17, 2020
I did not realize you already had the li jars.

For a 1000 watt inverter running flat out the heat dissipation would be about 120 watts. Placing it in the pass through storage would not create a heat issue. Mount it in a manner that allows all sides to radiate into the compartment (i.e. not flush to the wall--but rather out by an inch). Make sure the fan points up and that there is space above it for air to flow.
JRRNeiklot
Explorer
Jun 17, 2020
I normally turn it off when I go to bed. I do use a cpap, and sometimes run a fan at night, but I generally run those through a smaller 300 watt inverter.

Lithium's don't do well in the cold, that's why I have them inside.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 17, 2020
Hi,

If there is a reason to run the inverter during sleeping hours it may not be a good place to put it under the bed.

Is there a cold weather reason to contend with? If not I'd use the pass through storage for the battery bank.

My next bank may be SiO2 which share a lot of similarities with LI with a few exceptions. SiO2 are heavy. SiO2 can be used and charged at -40. SuO2 are about 1/3 the price of Li.

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