What ONE feature do you really like/want in your next RV ?
Primarily aimed at TT and 5ers, but motorhome owners are welcome to join in !
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theoldwizard1 wrote:pnichols wrote:
Way more efficient solar panels (current panels are in the low 20's on percent efficiency), so that most modern RVs when drycamping could have air conditioning powered by the sun.
The best that money can buy are only 30%-35%.
If you want A/C, you will need more panels, a bigger battery bank and a bigger inverter.
Your above sentence is why my want list is for RV solar panels that are, say, 80% or more efficient ... so that a small motorhome, or TT, or 5th wheel could fit enough solar panels on their small roofs in order to be able to direcly run an air conditioner in the middle of the day without any contribution from batteries.
For what it's worth - as I understand it plants are well over 90% efficient at converting sunlight into whatever kind of energy it is that they produce.
P.S. Can you provide a link to a supplier of solar panels that are specified to be 30%-35% efficient in the common sizes suitable for installation on RV roofs?
