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--- electrical:solar:frugal [2017/07/23 10:21]
frater_secessus
+++ electrical:solar:frugal [2017/11/19 19:59]
frater_secessus [system sizing]
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-====== Frugal solar ======
+====== Making do with tiny solar setups ======
-FIXME [this is a dump of a reddit post I made;  will clean up later. fs]
+[this is a dump of a reddit post I made;  will clean up later. fs]
 ===== system sizing =====
+Large solar installs are can be useful but are overkill (in size, output and expense) for many campers.  Even [[http://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=electrical:solar:builds|100w]] installs can work well, particularly [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|in combination]] with [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator/"dual-battery" charging]].  [[electrical:solar:builds#w1|200w]] is the most common solar configuration on CRVL.
+Reduce the size of your solar install (panels, batteries) by running your loads [[electrical:solar:nonessential|when the system has power to spare]], not when it is trying to charge back up.
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+FIXME
 ===== converter =====
+FIXME

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