Hey all,
Most here know I've chosen to downsize my next demo coach. I'm going into a Sundance 262RB travel trailer. We'll be giving up a LOT of space and a built-in generator
On our travel days, of which we typically have many, we stop to eat lunch "in the RV". We've enjoyed the luxury of being able to turn on the generator to run anything we needed to be comfortable (air conditioner, heat pump, fireplace, vent fans, electric recliners! etc.) and have lunch (microwave / induction cooktop).
So without a generator or some other source of power, much of the above is a no-go.
Enter... a Lithium (LiFePO4) battery bank (ESS: Energy Storage System) and 3000 watt inverter
We're not overnight boondockers by plan, so each day when we leave a campground, we expect to have a full battery bank (100% state of charge). This should allow us to run what we need to be comfortable for those 30 to 60 minute lunch stops.
I also plan to have a Solar component for battery charging. I am uncertain on which brand of panels, what size and how many. My sense is that we'll have 300-400 watts and that will be fed into an MPPT charge controller and then into the ESS.
We may even add the ability to do ESS charging from the truck's alternator (using a DC-DC converter) while we travel. The REDARC brand converter I'm considering can deliver up to 40 amps of nicely regulated DC power with a LiFEPO4 charge profile.
Heartlander Jim Tanner (Oregon_Camper) runs a nice Facebook group for Solar and Boondocking and I've shared this there as well - and now I want to share my designs here and see if anyone has any feedback on them. I've never done this before, so I welcome all questions and critiques.
The design overview (as of 12-Mar):

The solar component overview (as of 12-Mar):

Most here know I've chosen to downsize my next demo coach. I'm going into a Sundance 262RB travel trailer. We'll be giving up a LOT of space and a built-in generator
On our travel days, of which we typically have many, we stop to eat lunch "in the RV". We've enjoyed the luxury of being able to turn on the generator to run anything we needed to be comfortable (air conditioner, heat pump, fireplace, vent fans, electric recliners! etc.) and have lunch (microwave / induction cooktop).
So without a generator or some other source of power, much of the above is a no-go.
Enter... a Lithium (LiFePO4) battery bank (ESS: Energy Storage System) and 3000 watt inverter
I also plan to have a Solar component for battery charging. I am uncertain on which brand of panels, what size and how many. My sense is that we'll have 300-400 watts and that will be fed into an MPPT charge controller and then into the ESS.
We may even add the ability to do ESS charging from the truck's alternator (using a DC-DC converter) while we travel. The REDARC brand converter I'm considering can deliver up to 40 amps of nicely regulated DC power with a LiFEPO4 charge profile.
Heartlander Jim Tanner (Oregon_Camper) runs a nice Facebook group for Solar and Boondocking and I've shared this there as well - and now I want to share my designs here and see if anyone has any feedback on them. I've never done this before, so I welcome all questions and critiques.
The design overview (as of 12-Mar):

The solar component overview (as of 12-Mar):
