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Title: Solar cooled air
Post by: Jim on July 12, 2012, 01:09:30 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 80871 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/80871)
Is it practical or even possible to run roof air with solar panels?

Jim

2005 Inspire 51501
Title: Re: Solar cooled air
Post by: George Sanders on July 12, 2012, 07:26:18 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 80877 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/80877)
Jim,

There is not enough real estate on your roof. Way to many panels required to get the job done.

George in Birmingham(currently in Santa Fe) '03 Magna 6298
Title: Re: Solar cooled air
Post by: Scott on July 13, 2012, 12:49:09 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 80890 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/80890)
Jim - In theory yes if you could collect adequate power. On a bus forget about it. I've maxed out my roof space (see here: http://muniac.smugmug.com/Travel/Country-Coach-2006-430-Allure/IMG3278/745454737_CQmeJ-M.jpg (http://muniac.smugmug.com/Travel/Country-Coach-2006-430-Allure/IMG3278/745454737_CQmeJ-M.jpg) ) and get about 1.3Kw which is well short of what you'll need to run an A/C unit. Even a small one.

At 10:09 AM 7/12/2012, you wrote:
Title: Re: Solar cooled air
Post by: Bill Krause_01 on July 13, 2012, 02:28:16 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 80895 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/80895)
Jim

You would need 8 230 watt panels and an 2000 watt solar inverter just to get started est $ 6000 to rerun one AC.

Good luck
Bill

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Jim wrote:

Is it practical or even possible to run roof air with solar panels?

Jim

2005 Inspire 51501