We like to dry camp in SW Arizona come Jan or Feb. I set up 4 Semens 100 watt (ea) panels on a motorized tilt that will raise them up to 35 degrees. As we generally park in the desert, I can orient the truck so the panels have a SW exposure. These were aprox $500 each.
They supply power through a 30 amp controller which was around $100.
I have (8) 6V deep cycle batteries for the "house" system along with a Trace 3500 watt inverter/smart charger that's set up for 24VDC.
This keeps us in power 24-7 unless it's cloudy for a couple of days. We run a 120AC refrig, propane forced air heat, microwave, coffee maker, water pump & lights. If it gets warm enough in the afternoon, we run the gen (10K Onan) for a couple of hours. (also carry a 2400 Yamaha inverter gen for batt recharge & minor power requirements)
The total solar was under $2200, batteries at $80 ea = $640, Trace was $1000 with remote, so total system was under $4K.
|