Inverter

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I don't know very much about inverters other than they convert from DC to AC. Is there a way to wire these in so AC outlets would be powered all the time, either by batteries & the inverter, or shore/generator power?

[low277]

You can wire your receptacles only to the inverter and use the shorepower inlet to run a battery charger, it would be pretty simple that way.

Or you could buy build a automatic transfer switch, might run a few hundred dollars.

Great builds by the way, looking forward to more.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Thanks!

So are you suggesting it would look like this?

1) Shore power to a single outlet which runs a battery charger

2) Battery charger to batteries

3) Batteries to 12 volt lights AND inverter

4) Inverter to 110v outlets

[low277]

Yes, that would be about the simplest way to do it.

The company I work for has numerous field test & race trailers and some of them are done this way.

We also have some double decked trailers with solar panels on the roof and 20kw diesel generators for use in remote locations. They look like the ones the Nascar guys use.