bikenanigans
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We’re looking to make some solar upgrades to an old campervan and are leaning towards a 24V setup but wonder if it makes sense. To start we’re looking at two 200W panels and two 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries which is smaller than what people typically seem to do 24V for. Our thinking is we’d benefit from increased efficiency and cheaper wiring costs now while allowing for future expansion should the need arise.
Another point of consideration is we‘d love the ability to be able to run a blender on this setup and have read that a 24V inverter can convert to 120AC more efficiently for that kind of draw. Not sure how true that is?
Any insight on this would be great. I guess ultimate question is is there any downside to 24V for this setup? Everything we’ve read/watched indicates there isn’t, even if the benefit might not be as great at this scale versus a larger setup.
Another point of consideration is we‘d love the ability to be able to run a blender on this setup and have read that a 24V inverter can convert to 120AC more efficiently for that kind of draw. Not sure how true that is?
Any insight on this would be great. I guess ultimate question is is there any downside to 24V for this setup? Everything we’ve read/watched indicates there isn’t, even if the benefit might not be as great at this scale versus a larger setup.