On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 08:52:26 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
> wrote in message
>news:7e66c415-e09d-4573-8d5b-37c890ea4e43@googlegroups.com...
>I'm new to this Google Groups thing. It looks like this thread had
>died out a while ago. But by the comments I've read here, you guys
>know what you're doing.
>My question here is, I have an old "Mallard" mobile home trailer type
>thing that I use as a summer camp. I just got a small solar panel,
>battery, and inverter system hooked up to it. The lights that are used
>are all hooked up to a 12v car/deep cycle type of battery system. I
>want to go at least 24v to make it more efficient. But the downside to
>this is, the light system it has is only for 12v. What can I use to
>step down the voltage for the lights?
>
>Also, I had a generator hooked up the electrical system and when I
>plugged the power to the generator, the generator started going
>overtime like it was struggling to keep on until I unplugged it. What
>can I do to fix that? A neighbor said to install thinner power cords
>to the trailer but I feel like that won't really do much.
>
>Any help is appreciated!
>
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24 volts works better for running invertors becuse the DC current is
cut in half, but for running 12 volt accessories you are further ahead
to stay with the existing 12 volt system.
When you say you plugged the generator to the electrical system, what
else was supplying the electrical system? On an AC system it is
extremely impractical to connect 2 power sources to the same syatem
unless one is a "grid tie" inverter.
A "grid tie" inverter can suppy power to an AC system connected either
to the "grid" or to a generator, but cannot provide AC without being
connected to either one - which makes it impractical for your use. The
problem comes from attempting to "synchronize" the sine wave output
from 2 AC sources. Out of synch, they just fight each other (as your
generator so plainly showed)
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