 |
Before you do anything, you are going to need to figure out what your A/C power needs are going to be. If you fail to do that, your system will either be overworked or underworked. Either situation is hard on equipment.
Right from the start I can tell you your 4KW generator is not going to be big enough to power the number and size of A/C units it is going to require to keep your bus cool.
Invertors will work okay if your alternator is large enough to keep ahead of the drain while you are going down the road. While you are parked, you are going to need a large battery bank to handle the load. The batteries can be supplemented by solar panels on the roof.
Again, you need to first figure out what your peak power load is going to be in order to size your generating capacity appropriately. A too small generator will overwork and die prematurely. A too large generator will underwork and die prematurely.
If you don't use a generator, you will still need to figure out your peak power load in order to size your invertors and battery bank appropriately. As your size your invertor understand you will lose some of your DC power to the invertor process.
To figure out your peak power loads, go to the manufacturers of the appliances you will be using. They will have the start up and constant run power requirements for their products.
Good luck.
Mark O. |
email Mark O.
reply to message
search forums