Soldato
So I've got a little solar system all set up now with 300w of panels connected to a (currently) single 100ah 12v battery and I'm doing a little testing putting it through its paces. My problem is the circuit breaker keeps tripping if I run something like a kettle which uses about 2000w.
The inverter I have is a 2500w pure sinewave 12v connected to the battery via 70mm2 (0/2awg) wire approximately 1meter for the ground and 70cm the live with a 250amp circuit breaker in between.
To my understanding 2000w/12 = 166amps, not enough to trigger the circuit breaker.
Am I asking too much from a single battery? I did see quite a hefty voltage drop as the controller was reporting less and less volts until about only 25% capacity before the breaker popped open.
Would more batteries wired in parrallel help me or a bigger circuit breaker or both? I guess the inverter itself isn't an issue since the breaker is going off before the inverter does.
The inverter I have is a 2500w pure sinewave 12v connected to the battery via 70mm2 (0/2awg) wire approximately 1meter for the ground and 70cm the live with a 250amp circuit breaker in between.
To my understanding 2000w/12 = 166amps, not enough to trigger the circuit breaker.
Am I asking too much from a single battery? I did see quite a hefty voltage drop as the controller was reporting less and less volts until about only 25% capacity before the breaker popped open.
Would more batteries wired in parrallel help me or a bigger circuit breaker or both? I guess the inverter itself isn't an issue since the breaker is going off before the inverter does.