01-31-2014, 05:46 PM
Forest, I want to put lithium in a camper van I'm building. I've studied a lot but there's not much out there. You, Chris at Technomadia, and a boat guy are all I've found that describe things in detail. I just spoke w/ the CEO of Balqon who was extremely helpful. He said by March, they'll have a more sophisticated BMS out for small applications like RV's and boats. I plan to work directly with them on getting the BMS and battery(ies) all set up for what I need.
The bank will probably be 800-1,000 Ah. It will be recharged by a Victron 3000 inverter/charger, 640W solar panel array and a Victron MPPT controller, and an auxillary 270A alternator dedicated solely to the battery bank. Based on your post, I plan to put a Balmar regulator on the alternator.
I'm excited about getting this all up and running. It will be amazing to be free of the size, weight, and limitations of AGM lead acids. So far as I know, I'll be the first or one of the first owners to put a lithium system in a van. Most will say it's way overkill; but when it comes to electrical stuff, I believe overkill is just about right! Thank you for your detailed postings.
JC
The bank will probably be 800-1,000 Ah. It will be recharged by a Victron 3000 inverter/charger, 640W solar panel array and a Victron MPPT controller, and an auxillary 270A alternator dedicated solely to the battery bank. Based on your post, I plan to put a Balmar regulator on the alternator.
I'm excited about getting this all up and running. It will be amazing to be free of the size, weight, and limitations of AGM lead acids. So far as I know, I'll be the first or one of the first owners to put a lithium system in a van. Most will say it's way overkill; but when it comes to electrical stuff, I believe overkill is just about right! Thank you for your detailed postings.
JC