Solar Powered Van Ac

I haven t seen any experienced reporting on the topic of running air conditioning on solar power so i figured it would be helpful for you all to hear what i did.

Solar powered van ac. Solar is a great van power option if you plan to be off the grid often and want to be able to sustain your day to day without needing to fuel up a generator or plug in. I have the hprb08xcm model. The air conditioner is powered by 110 volts ac and cab be run off of battery power through the inverter for a period of about 6 8 hours 12 16 hours with optional two extra batteries before recharging is required by either idling the engine or plugging in. With an air conditioner taking 150 amps 150 ah would be needed for extra things every hour the air conditioning is being using without the sun shining.

I selected this air conditioner because it was listed as using about 700 watts and it seemed to be sufficient to cool a well insulated van. A c for solar powered van dwelling. Deciding to buy a solar powered air conditioner. One of the reasons i have such a huge solar array 945 watts and a huge battery bank 780 amphours is so i can run an air conditioner.

The three primary ways of getting power in a van are solar power a generator and plugging into shore power. Opting for a solar power system is a more eco friendly. The battery bank is required to be signifcantly larger in capacity without sunshine. I went with a portable air conditioner called the haier 8 000 btu portable air conditioner.