NEW BUS !! David is on the way home .

[davidbrady]

(04-27-2014 21:52)Arcticdude Wrote:  Will it auto start the genny when needed or to recharge the batteries? Is the control all done by the inverters or is there a separate piggyback module to do that? Sounds slick!

Yes, the generator will auto start when the batteries reach a programmed voltage setpoint for a minimum time duration, ( I believe the recommended setting is 22.3V for 20s). The generator will run until the batteries are charged or for a max of 8 hours (again, programmable). All of this is under the control of the two Trace 4000 sine wave inverters - no additional piggybacked controls. There is an automatic Power Management feature that automatically prunes loads when both generator and shore power are lost. This feature can be overridden to allow full manual load pruning control.

Load pruning is accomplished using motor controlled 120VAC circuit breakers. I have switches inside the coach, pictured below, that remotely control small motors within the breakers in my circuit breaker panel. The motors are integrated into the circuit breakers. Pushing a switch to make it glow green powers the motor to turn the circuit breaker on, pushing again to make it glow red powers the motor to turn off the circuit breaker. The automatic Power Management feature uses the same motorized circuit breakers to enable and disable loads. I have remote controlled circuit breaker switches for all the AC loads in my coach: the four cruiseairs, electric kickboard heaters, aquahot heating element, Audio/Video, water pump, refrigerators, instahot, microwave, air compressor, awnings, ceiling fan, washer and dryer, cooktop, lighting, outlets, and more. No more fishing around the circuit breaker panel, instead easy access to all loads and telltale lights to see what's powered on/off.