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bob_nestor
Feb 03, 2015Explorer III
I have an RV solar planner spreadsheet I picked up off this forum years ago. It contains data on all or most RV appliances and it seems to be fairly accurate predicting the electrical usage in my Class B RV. When I plug in the devices you list that you'll be using along with some expected hours of use it indicates you'd be using close to half of your battery capacity each day. And I didn't include any time for the furnace which is the biggest electrical consumer on my RVs.
Other solar planning sites on the internet indicate you can expect an average of 4.2 to 4.5 hrs of solar sunlight daily in the Yellowstone area. The sun may not shine everyday, blocked by mountains, trees, clouds, etc. So conservatively you should expect that your solar panel will provide 1/4 to 1/3 of your recharge needs daily. The rest will need to be supplied by running the truck or using the genset.
You can probably make it work, but it will be a bit of a challenge.
Other solar planning sites on the internet indicate you can expect an average of 4.2 to 4.5 hrs of solar sunlight daily in the Yellowstone area. The sun may not shine everyday, blocked by mountains, trees, clouds, etc. So conservatively you should expect that your solar panel will provide 1/4 to 1/3 of your recharge needs daily. The rest will need to be supplied by running the truck or using the genset.
You can probably make it work, but it will be a bit of a challenge.
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