djgodden wrote:
I haven't considered what load this system will be sustaining, I've simply done a bit of research (enough to be dangerous) and selected what I can afford thinking ahead to expansion. It may be much larger than my current needs but thought I'd post it to see what comments or suggestions ya'll would offer.
4 Renogy 12v 100 watt Monocrytalline panels into a Renogy Tracer 4210 40 Amp MPPT Charge Controller charging 4 Trojan T105?RE 225 Ah, 6v deep cycle batteries connected in series to produce 12v which are further connected to a Go Power GP-SW1500-12 1500-Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter. As well as a remote Renogy MT-5 monitor.
I have to sit down and calculate amp hours to determine how long this would run my air conditioner. More out of curiosity than intending to run it.
Since it takes closer to 3000 watts to start the standard A/C from a generator and then sometimes not. You can forget running with a 1500 watt inverter.
Your 400 watts of solar is a perfect match to 2 105's in full sun. But for, four most likely you won't get the max life out of the batteries. To balance the two battery banks your wiring will need to be large and carefully done.
Per Trojan c/10 or 22.5 amps per bank is preferred. A bank is 2 6 volt batteries in series.
