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.
Have the Renogy panels, MPPT and monitor like you, but am using Costco GC2 batteries and a Samlex inverter. Panels are wired series/parallel as are the batteries.
Just for kicks, I plugged in a 5200btu window AC and ran it for a couple of hours with direct, overhead bright sunshine. After two hours, I had a 8% net battery bank loss per the Trimetric battery monitor.
I am not able to remember if I had the AC set to high or low cool, but it was sitting outside, in the shade and did not cycle off.
An option, but only in full, overhead sun for a short period.
