Running A/C on solar.
I want to do a solar setup on my new TT. One big enough to run the A/C. I'm thinking of getting an inverter big enough to run the A/C, and just running the shore power cable to it when I'm camping...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:
How large is your RV? It is possible to install about 750 watts of solar panels on the roof, a few more watts might be possible, but the panels are still pretty large. THey have come down in price a LOT since the 90's. My 400 watt system cost well over $1,500 when new in the 90's, now it can be replaced with 3 each 140 watt panels from this place, $229 each.
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If you have 750 watts of solar, and perhaps a set of 4 golf cart batteries, 440 AH, then you can store enough power and make enough power to run the A/C for at least 5 hours per day run time.
Good luck,
Fred.
I think 5 hrs is pretty optimistic with a 13.5K unit. You're looking at a 1700W device (the A/C).
