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bschevelle
Hello,
Just purchased an 8.5’ X 20’ enclosed trailer to haul my racecar to the track, I am going to add 2 solar panels (180-210 watts, each) andbatteries to supply power for lighting, stereo, Laptop, 12volt winch, misc electricaltools.
I will not have much control over pitch or direction of thepanels so they will be close to flat with just enough pitch to keep rainrunning off. I will pitch them to take advantage of where it parked at home,when in use I will keep the pitch in-mind when parking.
The trailer will be parked at the race track usually for twodays sometimes 3 days, I will have NO AC power available, I will be limited to4-6 batteries based on weight and space so I will have a small generator that Iwill run only when I have to (yes it can charge the batteries while running),too noisy and I don’t want to disrupt the people parked next to me. I will alsouse the battery bank as a misc source of power while packed at home and in thewoods for quad trips.
I am no solar or battery expert so I would like to learn fromthe expertise of the forum members.
Considering limited space and trying to keep the weight downI would to keep it to 4-6 batteries with maximum amp hours.
What is going to bemy best bang for amp hours, 4-6 6v batteries in series/parallel or 4-6 12v batteriesin parallel?
Please recommend type of batteries for my application?
I would like to charge the batteries from the truck alternatorwhile the engine is running, from the solar panels most of the time, from ACpower when available and from the generator only when needed.
I know that I will need a charge controller and DC to ACconvertor, please recommend type and possible brand that would be most effectivefor my application?
What else would I need to make this happen???
Am I on the right track???
Thanks,
bschevelle
Just purchased an 8.5’ X 20’ enclosed trailer to haul my racecar to the track, I am going to add 2 solar panels (180-210 watts, each) andbatteries to supply power for lighting, stereo, Laptop, 12volt winch, misc electricaltools.
I will not have much control over pitch or direction of thepanels so they will be close to flat with just enough pitch to keep rainrunning off. I will pitch them to take advantage of where it parked at home,when in use I will keep the pitch in-mind when parking.
The trailer will be parked at the race track usually for twodays sometimes 3 days, I will have NO AC power available, I will be limited to4-6 batteries based on weight and space so I will have a small generator that Iwill run only when I have to (yes it can charge the batteries while running),too noisy and I don’t want to disrupt the people parked next to me. I will alsouse the battery bank as a misc source of power while packed at home and in thewoods for quad trips.
I am no solar or battery expert so I would like to learn fromthe expertise of the forum members.
Considering limited space and trying to keep the weight downI would to keep it to 4-6 batteries with maximum amp hours.
What is going to bemy best bang for amp hours, 4-6 6v batteries in series/parallel or 4-6 12v batteriesin parallel?
Please recommend type of batteries for my application?
I would like to charge the batteries from the truck alternatorwhile the engine is running, from the solar panels most of the time, from ACpower when available and from the generator only when needed.
I know that I will need a charge controller and DC to ACconvertor, please recommend type and possible brand that would be most effectivefor my application?
What else would I need to make this happen???
Am I on the right track???
Thanks,
bschevelle
