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Lithium and inverter upgrade coach 500
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The ambient temperature has a major effect on the ability to cool down that compartment, my thought is you'll have to pull cooled air from the interior of the coach in order to cool down the electronics involved or another source of charging the car. Actually your inverters are doing a great job at those temperatures and that current draw. It is what it is.

1999 45' with tag axle, #504 "Magnolia"
Gravette, Arkansas
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To help with cooling the inverters I added 3 small blowers to circulate air directly around the inverters.  I may add more to circulate in the bay as I am trying to avoid active air conditioned cooling.  

The blowers had a much better form factor for my installation than typical fans and can target where I felt I needed to cool.

Victron had a perfect relay program that powered a relay when the inverter fans turn on that will minimize fan run time.

They blow up the sides of the inverters an cool very well moving heat away

My first test it is about 95F outside and I was drawing about 8000W Load charging an electric car.  All is well about 45 min in......


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That is outstanding you did a great job Glenn. Out of curiosity can you tow a electric car or are you just going to use the coaches system to save money on charging?

1999 45' with tag axle, #504 "Magnolia"
Gravette, Arkansas
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(09-05-2023, 03:25 AM)Jack Houpe Wrote:  That is outstanding you did a great job Glenn. Out of curiosity can you tow a electric car or are you just going to use the coaches system to save money on charging?

From what I understand, you cannot tow electric cars with any of the drive wheels on the ground (maybe not even then).  Since I have a 4wd Ionic 5 I can only put it on a trailer (which I have). 

I am using my electric car to max load the electrical systems for now.  

Most times I will be using my electric bikes or my electric tricycles and not even bring a car.  The bikes will fit in a bay across from the inverters, but the tricycles need a trailer unless I fab something up for them to hang on the back of the coach.
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