Switching to Lithium Ion Battery Bank?
I'm toying around with replacing my current 300AH 6v Lifeline AGM batteries wired in series with a Lithium Ion Battery pack. The cost is certainly a lot higher and maybe I'm just looking for trouble b...
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For A/C it is more about the solar portion. We regularly run our A/C during the day during the summer off of our solar/inverter/batteries.
With 1100 watts of nameplate solar, we usually see about 900 watts in full sun, which translates into about 75 amps going into a 12V bank (we use 24V). The 6000 BTU A/C pulls about 60 amps at 12V. It probably surges a lot higher when the compressor kicks on but our inverter is 4kW so it just pulls a touch from the batteries. But during the day the solar runs the A/C and recharges the battery bank (which is only 250AH at 12V, again we are 24V so it is 125AH).
I like lithium ion. When I can go to Costco and pick up 400AH lithium with a 3 year warranty, I am there!
With 1100 watts of nameplate solar, we usually see about 900 watts in full sun, which translates into about 75 amps going into a 12V bank (we use 24V). The 6000 BTU A/C pulls about 60 amps at 12V. It probably surges a lot higher when the compressor kicks on but our inverter is 4kW so it just pulls a touch from the batteries. But during the day the solar runs the A/C and recharges the battery bank (which is only 250AH at 12V, again we are 24V so it is 125AH).
I like lithium ion. When I can go to Costco and pick up 400AH lithium with a 3 year warranty, I am there!
