RV and vandwellers wiki

User Tools

Site Tools

Trace:
electrical:12v:intro

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision 		Previous revision
Next revision Both sides next revision
electrical:12v:intro [2022/05/11 19:34]
frater_secessus [sources of house power] 		electrical:12v:intro [2022/08/06 19:16]
frater_secessus [storing power]
Line 34: Line 34:
   - be honest about what you want/need to run and how long you plan to run them   - be honest about what you want/need to run and how long you plan to run them
   - [[https://faroutride.com/van-electrical-sizing/|do the math]], or [[https://faroutride.com/van-electrical-calculator/|use a calculator]] to do it for you   - [[https://faroutride.com/van-electrical-sizing/|do the math]], or [[https://faroutride.com/van-electrical-calculator/|use a calculator]] to do it for you
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
  
 Here are some very general ideas to get you thinking: Here are some very general ideas to get you thinking:
Line 47: Line 41:
      * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] charging      * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] charging
      * <=100w loads from [[https://amzn.to/3u4Qm1g|small inverters]].  Note that most small, inexpensive inverters are [[electrical:inverter#modified_sine_wave|modified sine wave]] and not appropriate for all [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].      * <=100w loads from [[https://amzn.to/3u4Qm1g|small inverters]].  Note that most small, inexpensive inverters are [[electrical:inverter#modified_sine_wave|modified sine wave]] and not appropriate for all [[electrical:12v:loads|loads]].
 +     * very small loads (like a cellphone) might be run off the ciggy/USB port [[https://www.reddit.com/r/urbancarliving/comments/v42jvw/is_it_safe_to_charge_your_phone_in_car_while_its/ib5k2u5/|without the engine running]].
   * **Easy to run** off a [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|portable power pack]]((which you will have to recharge somehow))   * **Easy to run** off a [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|portable power pack]]((which you will have to recharge somehow))
       * fan       * fan
Line 105: Line 100:
 ===== storing power ===== ===== storing power =====
  
-Power //production// tends to be heaviest during the day while power //use// tends to be heaviest overnight. This means power needs to be stored when power is abundant so it can be used later. The most common storage for power is in a [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|deep cycle battery bank]]. +Power //production// tends to be heaviest during the day while power //use// tends to be heaviest overnight. This means power needs to be stored when power is abundant so it can be used later. The most common storage for power is in a [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery|deep cycle battery bank]], aka "house bank", "house battery", or "auxilliary battery".(("leisure battery" for our UK friends))  
  
 ^                                                                                  ^ Pro                                                                                                                                                        | **Con**                                                                                                                       | ^                                                                                  ^ Pro                                                                                                                                                        | **Con**                                                                                                                       |
electrical/12v/intro.txt ยท Last modified: 2024/02/21 13:44 by frater_secessus

Page Tools

Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International

affilliate disclosure

CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International Donate Powered by PHP Valid HTML5 Valid CSS Driven by DokuWiki