Caravan Power System

System Diagram

Live power flow

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Starter voltsVBattery voltsVMains chargerAMains runmInverter loadVA/WInverter runmDC-DC chargerAStarter runmHouse runmBatteriesparallelBattery runmSolar seriespanelsSolar parallelstringsPanel wattsWPanel VmpVSolar runmController runm

Electrical Inputs

Starter volts (V)Battery volts (V)Inverter load (VA/W)Inverter run (m)Mains charger (A)Mains run (m)DC-DC charger (A)Starter run (m)House run (m)Batteries (parallel)Battery run (m)Solar series (panels)Solar parallel (strings)Panel watts (W)Panel Vmp (V)Solar run (m)Controller run (m)

Installer Notes

Conditions these cable ratings rely on

Inverter cable2x 50 mm2

Run the 2 parallel sets (pairs) of single-core cable at least one cable diameter apart (rated as spaced).

Mains charger cable6 B&S

Interpolated between the tabulated ratings for 10 and 16 mm² (this cable is 13.5 mm²).

DC-DC charger house cable8 B&S

Interpolated between the tabulated ratings for 6 and 10 mm² (this cable is 7.71 mm²).

DC-DC charger start cable4 B&S

Interpolated between the tabulated ratings for 16 and 25 mm² (this cable is 20.27 mm²).

Solar controller cable8 B&S

Interpolated between the tabulated ratings for 6 and 10 mm² (this cable is 7.71 mm²).

Battery cable2x 50 mm2

Run the 2 parallel sets (pairs) of single-core cable at least one cable diameter apart (rated as spaced).