Solar on a small TT
I'm looking at a small travel trailer (starcraft satellite 17rb) which is only about 20ft long. Roof is composite one piece without much of a flat area. One thing that I absolutely want on my next R...
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I don't know what your roof space looks like, but I had an Escape 17B that came with an optional 95 watt panel mounted across the back end of the roof. I added a 100 watt panel to the front. The combination worked well combined with a pair of 232 amp hour 6V batteries during the summer months, but during the low angle winter sun I found I needed to add a portable panel (a 160 watt) to keep up with my usage. All 12V panels wired in parallel through a Blue Skies Sun Charger 30 PWM controller.
Using a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter, I typically make a pot of coffee in the morning (6 amp hours), sometimes toast (9 amp hours), do a bunch of photo editing on a power hungry laptop (5 - 10 amp hours). I have a 600 watt microwave that uses 1.5 amp hours per minute that I sometimes use for dinner, although my primary cooking is on a propane grill/stove. This is on top of the normal uses. I average 30 - 40 amp hours per day.
Using a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter, I typically make a pot of coffee in the morning (6 amp hours), sometimes toast (9 amp hours), do a bunch of photo editing on a power hungry laptop (5 - 10 amp hours). I have a 600 watt microwave that uses 1.5 amp hours per minute that I sometimes use for dinner, although my primary cooking is on a propane grill/stove. This is on top of the normal uses. I average 30 - 40 amp hours per day.
