MPPT/DC to DC Charger for Trailer Build
Hello all, first time poster. I am currently doing a special purpose conversion of my enclosed gooseneck and am at the point to figure out electricity. I have a lot of 12V equipment, especially str...
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halhawkins wrote:
Thanks. FYI the rooftop A/C (15k Recpro unit) I have is specced for a 15a breaker.
Would adding 2 more batteries suffice then? I already have the 30A generator, so I'd rather not have to switch to a 50A generator. That's a big part of the issue.
Yes, that was one of my points. By adding battery capacity and/or also changing types of batteries. (Normal 12V deep cycle or hybrid batteries are the least effective and efficient for a dedicated deep cycle scenario.)
But you also really don't want to max out the discharge rates of the batteries, at least not very often (scenario where you're running off batteries with no gen/converter charging).
Quick numbers, 400ah of capacity would give you a little headroom and not work the batteries like rented mules.
None of us know exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but if you will "always" have the generator running (assuming whatever you do can't "do" without the AC power stuff (and you don't have plans for an inverter)) then it would be more betterer to run everything or almost everything off of AC power, with no converting or inverting, from an efficiency standpoint.
