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jaetzold asked

Does this Van setup make sense?

I'm converting a Van to an office/camper.

I just finished planning my energy system (Or at least think so) and maybe someone here wants to have a look and comment on whether it makes sense? Or maybe give suggestions to improve it?

Energy requirements are between 500-1000Wh per day, depending on usage. And it's mostly used to power a fridge, a diesel heater, lights and some computer equipment. When the sun is shining or the batteries are well charged for other reasons I'm also thinking to do some light cooking which i think might add another 200-500Wh.

The target is to be able to cover about 4 days before needing to charge again, even with bad weather and no driving involved.

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JohnC answered ·

Hi @jaetzold

You're very thorough, good work.

Without delving to all the gritty details, there's a couple of little things stand out for me. You may have good reason, so be it.

1/ Why not a Multiplus instead of separate inverter & charger? There's good reason(s) they're so popular.

2/ That bunch of thermal (button/lever) breakers will likely drive you crazy with spurious trips and the heat they generate and pass down the wires. Isolators and fuses might seem 'clunkier', but they're better.

3/ Not sure of the purpose of the Cyrix?

4/ It's ok to spec all the bluetooth kit, but with a Cerbo in the mix, concentrate on networking it all in with that. If done right, you may rarely use the BT.

Maybe compare your system with this: https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/06/18/the-victron-van-install/ And ask why yours may be different in places.

I wish you well with it.

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