{"id":24611,"date":"2022-06-03T08:55:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=24611"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:38:12","slug":"rv-with-three-battery-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/03\/rv-with-three-battery-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"RV with three battery systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Mas<\/em> – famous for pioneering drone videography decades before most of us had ever heard of it – has fitted out his RV with a triple-battery system which is turning heads in the industry.<\/p>\n

He uses a state-of-the-art Canyon Star Toy Hauler<\/em> <\/a>for work and play, on board which he has integrated an enhanced electrical system tailored to his mainly off-grid RV use. One of the remarkable features of his installation – when you open the RV compartments – is how professional and factory-installed all his enhancements appear to be. His modifications are the result of many hours of planning and forethought.<\/p>\n

Almost endless domestic power<\/h4>\n

The main ‘House’ battery now has a paralleled storage capacity of over 30 kWh, and in his excellent video with explainers (see below<\/em>) Mike talks us through the advantages of employing a 48V (51V in practise) battery system. Efficiency, he explains, is greatly enhanced when inverting power from 48VDC to 120VAC because big loads, such as air conditioning, will draw just a quarter of the Amperage compared to a 12V battery system. This lower amperage greatly reduces energy lost along hot cables. The higher voltage will result in lower cable losses to, and installation cable runs between battery and inverter can be longer, if necessary.<\/p>\n

Mike’s Victron Energy installation includes the following principal devices:<\/em><\/p>\n