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Our new solar/inverter power system

work2much
Explorer
Explorer
Some expressed interest in our system on another thread. Here it is.


Not a great roof shot but here is a progress shot. You can walk the entire roof for cleaning and maintenance.



Combiner box with circuit breakers for each series connected panels. Panels are 200w arranged in 3 in series 4 groups. approximately 100v @24v.




The batteries are installed under the stairs on a sliding tray. I relocated the basement wall to add space for the equipment and additional storage. (see picture below)





BMS unit for battery.





Pretty much complete. The blue tape is that stock basement wall line. You can see how much wasted space existed behind the stock basement wall to hide the waste pipe.



We have a couple weeks now on the road and everything has been great. The 4000 watt inverter will run everything we need including 2 big loads like air conditioner and microwave or water heater at the same time. The solar has been generating 10-16kwh per day mainly limited by the solar charger tapering off as the battery is full often. I could easily increase this by 30% with tilting panels. Not needing more power though as we try and avoid hot weather and the need to run the a/c a lot.

Cheers ๐Ÿ™‚
2022 Ram 3500 Laramie CTD DRW Crew 4x4 Aisin 4:10 Air ride.

2020 Grand Design Solitude 2930RL 2520 watts solar. 600ah lithium. Magnum 4000 watt inverter.
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Explorer III
I hope youโ€™ll provide some more information on your setup as Iโ€™m interested. Iโ€™m guessing 12x 40 cell 200W panels for 2400w. Is the battery bank 24V and there is a 24 to 12V converter?
2009 Holiday Rambler 42' Scepter with ISL 400 Cummins
750 Watts Solar Morningstar MPPT 60 Controller
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland

Bob

philh
Explorer II
Explorer II
Wow, that's a mighty impressive set up!

memtb
Explorer
Explorer
work2much, โ€œColor me impressedโ€ A beautiful set-up! memtb
Todd & Marianne
Miniature Schnauzer's - Sundai, Nellie & Maggie Mae
2007 Dodge Ram 3500, 6.7 Cummins, 6 speed manual, 3.73 ratio, 4x4
2004 Teton Grand Freedom, 39'
2007 Bigfoot 30MH26Sl

CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Explorer III
Very nice solar system. Thanks for posting.
2009 Holiday Rambler 42' Scepter with ISL 400 Cummins
750 Watts Solar Morningstar MPPT 60 Controller
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland

Bob

Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
What a clean, good looking installation! This reproves the theory of RV solar.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AH Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad