Electrical: DC AC Conversions - Efficiency
I am an Electricity Novice: Assumptions: Boon-docker - does not use shore power, uses Solar Panels and Batteries, or generator. Refrigerator does not have propane option...electric only, AC or DC. ...
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a charger you can dial down, or one smaller than generator output
a charger that trys to draw 18 amps from a 13 amp generator, equals generator shut down or generator overload/power shut off
you can 'tax' a generator running it on the limit of its power until it gets too hot or until something else trys to run, thens its overload time
you can get 125 amps if batteries SOC 'state of charge' is low enough for them to accept it, but you will NOT maintain that rate, it will taper, and keep tapering thru out the whole charge cycle
if you are down 100 ampHrs, you can;t charge at 125 for 45 min and be full
it will take 2-3 hrs to get close to full and 6 hrs or more to reach 100%
thats why most of us charge until the charge rate drops below what the solar can provide, that changes almost daily, so its a matter of usually charge to the 90% mark with generator then switching to solar only
it depends greatly on your power use habits, and where you camp
in the woods under the trees, foggy beach, sunny desert ?
a charger that trys to draw 18 amps from a 13 amp generator, equals generator shut down or generator overload/power shut off
you can 'tax' a generator running it on the limit of its power until it gets too hot or until something else trys to run, thens its overload time
you can get 125 amps if batteries SOC 'state of charge' is low enough for them to accept it, but you will NOT maintain that rate, it will taper, and keep tapering thru out the whole charge cycle
if you are down 100 ampHrs, you can;t charge at 125 for 45 min and be full
it will take 2-3 hrs to get close to full and 6 hrs or more to reach 100%
thats why most of us charge until the charge rate drops below what the solar can provide, that changes almost daily, so its a matter of usually charge to the 90% mark with generator then switching to solar only
it depends greatly on your power use habits, and where you camp
in the woods under the trees, foggy beach, sunny desert ?
