Solar Powered RV
Is there a way to run the Motorhome with solar panels (especially the A/C and microwave)? If so, how much do I need?
Forum Discussion
Mark, you'd need too many marine batteries to accomplish this. Fewer, large Ah batteries will ultimately have a smaller footprint. Even though my L16's are tall, they have a much smaller footprint than the 8 T105's that you would need to "match" their Ah capacity with (actually 8 is more Ah but 6 is not enough). I would go with big Ah AGMs if trying to build a "cheap" system but lithium ion will charge an order of magnitude faster (how's 3-5C or more grab ya?) AND be 1/3 the weight. As far as inverters are concerned, that's no problem. Victron makes a 5kVA inverter with a 10kW surge (yes 10kW), can be had in 48V, AND they're stackable. We have discussed this seriously before and the consensus was that recharging in a timely manner was the real issue.
