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Old 07-25-2017, 01:01 PM   #1
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4x255ah batteries

What size is your battey bank. What can you run and how long. How many solar panels do you use to charge them

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I will have eight golfcart batteries in two separate banks of four in series and parallel, giving me about 900 amp/hours at 12V. To charge them I have eight Sharp 255W panels totaling 2040 watts that power two Morningstar TS-MPPT-60 charge controllers. My intention is very simple - my solar will be enough for all my needs, including a 12K minisplit and heatpump in the front and a 5 or 6K window A/C in the bedroom, and I will have three days' autonomy if the sun doesn't shine for that long (but that's very unusual here). Along with that, I have 220 gallons of fresh water and 180 gallons of black and gray tanks, so I should be self-sufficient for at least a month off-grid by myself, or two weeks for my GF and I (he says optimistically!).

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Old 07-25-2017, 03:57 PM   #3
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4- 12V x 100AH batteries

400 AH - 50% depth of discahrge = 200 AH
charging by generator its impossible to top off the batteries. i shoot for a bit over 80%. that puts my bank around 160 usable AH. that's probably just over the daily use of my fridge. when camping, they need charged daily. i have no solar. the batteries charge on generator only. i like to run 1-2 hours of generator time per day. more is better!
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