Super Solar and Lithium battery hybrid RV-everything runs on batteries-A/C, heat, EVERYTHING!!!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Hello again all of my lovely UA-cam peoples! This is just a quick overview of my hybrid RV's electrical system and all of the components required to create electricity from good old Sol. I know that most of my regular UA-cam fans won't really be interested in this video, but there are quite a few people in the RV community that may find this informative, and hopefully, it will also help to inspire others to follow in my footsteps (as I am following in the path of others that inspired me to build my own dream RV powered by the sun). All of my solar components are made by Victron, which my research has shown me to be just about the best that you can buy for a DIY approach to making a solar system that is robust and not prone to early failures like so many of the other less expensive choices that are available on the market. In this case, you do get what you pay for, and my system is a 'set it and forget it' type of system. It is all programmed from day one to function on it's own without any interference from me whatsoever and I have had zero failures or issues since the initial installation in April of 2020, so that should speak for itself. Also, the main component of this terrific system is the batteries, specifically, Battleborn 100 amp-hour 12-volt group 71-style batteries. These are Lithium Iron Phosphate chemistry, not to be confused with the Lithium-Ion batteries found in so many electronic devices - those type of batteries have a tendency to catch on fire and explode if they fail. My solar system is comprised of a 3000 watt Victron Multiplus Inverter/Charger that transforms the 12 volts DC power into 110 volt AC power for general household appliances. My AC is a 9k BTU Pioneer heatpump that both heats and cools the entire RV, having replaced 28k BTU's of two separate rooftop AC's that would only cool and were horribly power hungry. My Mini-split AC draws only 700-900 watts under a full load, whereas my old rooftop units would each draw around 1500-2k watts of electricity EACH - a huge difference in energy savings! The end results of this magnificent electrical hybrid system is the ability for me to run any of my electrical appliances on solar and batteries alone overnight without the need to run my 5500 watt onboard generator to supply additional power. If any of you have any in-depth questions, please leave me your questions in the comment section and I will do my best to answer them. I do have a NEW Katrina Velarde reaction video coming up in the next 24 hours, so please watch for it to pop up in your feed very shortly.
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Wow John, that was getting a bit too technical for me lol. Great to hear from you pal.
Don't feel left out Rob, up until I had my RV's solar system built, I had no idea how any of this worked. Now that I have been able to interact with the system on a daily basis it's finally beginning to make a lot more sense to me. The manual for programming the components is about 200 pages of pure engineering-speak which makes my head spin every time I attempt to read through it lol. As long as it continues to function without me having to do anything, I am a happy camper!
I see a cat trap heh. Hi Mates living the dream.
Heya Paul, yep living the dream was the entire reason behind me doing all of the research that took me 3 long years of daily study, so that I could actually see this dream through to reality - and here I am!
Would be curious to see where you mounted the inside part of the A/C (air handler?)
The 'head' unit is on the wall in the back bedroom facing forward, and I have a large box fan to push the air to the forward part of my RV. It works really well until the Summer temps here in Arizona get too hot then I have to supplement the cooling with a 5 BTU window unit in the living room window. Together they keep my rig nice and cold - even running both on batteries and solar!
Really nice setup John, do you still have the generator? did you think about going to 24v to reduce cable sizing and making it a little more efficient solar production wise?
Hiya Drifty! Yes, I still have the genny, it's an Onan 5500 watt unit that is almost brand new from the original owner. I usually exercise it once a month, but I am now on a site with a dead pedestal (until this tiny burg decides to turn it on) so I have been running on Solar and my batteries. Unfortunately, it's been totally overcast for days now so I have been running the genny for two hours a day to top up the batteries. I'm glad I have it for situations like this. I thought about going 24 volt initially, but my solar installer talked me out of it, along with Battleobrn saying the same thing. I like the 12v system I have, and I would have used oversized copper wiring even if I had gone 24 volt, I'm all about trying to over-build as opposed to going the cheap route. Thanks for your comment!
@@JohninTucson Sounds like an epic setup man! glad you still have the gen too, nice score. Thanks for the info much appreciated! safe travels