RENOGY Off Grid Solar Installation on a boat!
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- A Complete guide on how we installed our Renogy Lithium Smart Batteries, Renogy Solar panels, Renogy Solar charge controllers, 3000w Renogy Inverter / Charger and how we connected our Renogy dc-dc charger to the alternator on the engine.
We sail around the world on our sailboat with this system but this is is the same setup for your RV or Van for the Van Life lovers out there traveling all over the countryside!
Our COMPLETE Renogy Off-Grid system on Sailing Sunday Below:
4x Renogy 100Ah Lithium Smart Battery: renogy.sjv.io/5gng0D
4x Renogy Flexible Solar panels:
175w: renogy.sjv.io/1r7rdB
200w: renogy.sjv.io/XYNY9M (for extra solar)
2x Renogy Rover Li MPPT Charge Controller:
40Amp - https:/renogy.sjv.io/WqNqQn (Use BT-1 Module)
60Amp - renogy.sjv.io/3eEerA (Use BT-2 Module)
1x Renogy 50A DC-DC Charger with MPPT Charge: renogy.sjv.io/daGajy
1x Renogy 3000w Inverter / 80A Charger:
Our 3000w Inverter/Charger: renogy.sjv.io/75M5kO (110vac)
New REGO Inverter/Charger: renogy.sjv.io/Qyby3z
1x Renogy Bluetooth Module BT-2: amzn.to/3CcASik
2x Renogy Bluetooth Module BT-1: amzn.to/3WE7OIR (use with 40A Charge Controller)
1x Renogy Communication HUB: amzn.to/3WOVCVC
1x Renogy One Core Display: renogy.sjv.io/q4y4Xq (future display)
Extra Cables and Fittings you may need that we used in our system Below:
10AWG Solar Panel Cables with MC4 Connectors: amzn.to/3WVc9qP
4 AWG DC-DC Charger Cables: amzn.to/3Gvmg08
4/0 AWG Battery/Inverter Cables: amzn.to/3Q5YSJS
Renogy Fuse Holders w/ 40A Fuse: amzn.to/3Z4S8zS
Circuit Breaker 40A: amzn.to/3WYYoro
Battery Terminal Fuse Block with 100A MRBF: amzn.to/3i53mE1
4/0 AWG Tinned wire lugs w/ 5/16 ring eye: amzn.to/3WYZaEO
150A Terminal Block: amzn.to/3CdK1aB
Our boat runs on 12v DC & 220v AC but the systems are all the same for 110v AC. Wire thickness and fuses will all depend on length of cables run in your system, please check your cable sizes needed when purchasing your cables.
Renogy Website for more info:
renogy.sjv.io/m5G5yZ
If purchasing, please support us by using our affiliate link above where Renogy will pay us a small percentage for any sale they make through us! We have bought Renogy products from the very beginning of our journey and 5yrs later, we're still stoked with their products!
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The, way you describe it, took my anxiety away. Thank you for that...
☺️ thanks!!
I upgraded to Renogy Smart batteries (2), a dc-dc charger and MPPT / Solar panels last year.
Still works fine after a year at sea. The best move I ever made on my boat. Now I can run the toaster, the microwave and lots of other appliances without worrying about my batteries. The lowest SOC I saw was 30% after two days of no sun.
Definitely a must for serious cruisers. Cheers, Richard
What a great solution with the mppt dc-dc charger! Lithium batteries are such a game changer, it's been the best year on the boat so far for us running the washing machine, induction cooktop, vacuum cleaner, Brittnis hair dryer, making toast and coffee in the morning. The fact you know your batteries SOC is actually 90% or 30% and not trying to "guess" where the lead acid batteries SOC are at is a huge stress off our shoulders! It's made living on a sailboat so easy and much more convenient!
How many solar panels did you put in?
hii this is your fans from China. Thank you so much this is the best video I ever watched for solar system installation
Wow, thanks! thats awesome to hear, glad you enjoyed it :)
This was a great video I enjoyed very much. I've seen dozens of how-to installs over the years. Yours was by far my favorite! Thank you.
What a great explanation of how it all works! Interesting!
Glad you liked it!
Sick video guys definitely the best solar setup video I’ve seen, no dribble just the facts. Awesome stuff! Look forward to seeing you on the water 🤙
Simply stated, very informative. Well done Ryan, well done indeed.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Shew - amazing - you make it look so easy.. thanks Ryan mate..
Haha thanks! It was a bit intimidating at first but honestly, once I got the understanding of what wires were what and labeled them correctly, I was amazed how simple it really was!! It literally is just connect A to B and so on. To top it off, I didn’t actually need a DC-DC charger because I have a smart Alternator! But it’s good to have a safety back up!
Wonderful explanation of installation of the Renogy equipment on your vessel.
Awesome, thanks for watching, glad it helped!
...very informative video Ryan,simple explained and it looks more easy with your way of explaining this complex themes...very good and two Video tue weekend- fantastic...Hugs to Jackson ....stay safe and have fun...🐾🐾👣👣⛵🍀🥰🤩
Glad you enjoyed it! cheers! :)
Awesome video! I love the tech stuff!
Thank you ☺️
Cracking job folks and breath of fresh air going with the renogy kit. The victron tragics will be crying in their cornflakes. I've got my eye on one of those 3000w renogy inverters.😎
I bought two 100w renogy panels about 2 years ago and I'm so impressed with how well they work. I'm in Texas, it's currently July 4th at 4pm and they're pushing out 186w
I’m the same, I have 4x 160w panels and they’re still going strong over 4yrs later! We’re currently in the Bahamas 💪
Top man Ryan I have to watch a few times to understand this better ...very informative bro🤘👌🧐
haha, yeah theres a lot of info in there and very very fast paced!!! I'm hoping people will just pause and re-watch the parts they need when necessary lol
Thank you that was on of the best most informative vids on boat solar systems , I am about to build my system so again thank you for your help
Thats awesome, thank you! Im Glad it helped!!!
This video was very educational. We'll done guys! 🤙🏻❣️
Thank you! ☺️
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Nice, helpful 😊
very informative and well explained , that's why I subscribed and thumbs up ... keep them coming
Awesome, thank you!
Great video. Very informative, yet not too complicated. You've done a great installation - neat, compact and accessible. Guess you're an electrician by trade...!!??
Thank you! Nah, but was a builder back home so the AC side of everything is easy, the DC I learned growing up as a kid working on cars etc.
Nice work! 😎🇦🇺
Thank you 🤙😊
Good stuff Ryan! Sail Safe mate. Ant & Cid
Thanks Ant! I was actually waiting for you to correct me on something!!! 🤪😂
WOW! I'm sure glad there wasn't a pop quiz after this episode!? Ha! Good stuff thanx for the share.
Haha yeah, lots of info squeezed into such a short time! I’m hoping people will stop and pause when they need to
Epic!!!
Nice video and diagrams. I am using Renogy too on my boat. Couldn’t see why pay more for a Victron system. Their new Core Li battery has a marine rating. But not a smart battery so adding their new smart 300 shunt.
Excellent video, I watched several times at a slower speed to keep up 😊
Are you still happy with the installation?
I don’t know if Ryan would have heard of it, Britney might have. A long long time ago there were KTEL commercials and Ryan almost sounded like that guy. It’s almost similar to those home shopping channels on TV. 😉👍🙂 it’s nothing bad just memories from my Youth.
Very similar setup to what i am trying to do on my new boat. This has been very helpful thank you :), I think all I need to buy is the dc to dc for a full renogy setup having just ordered a 200ah battery a and the 2000w charge/inverter with renogy 1 wireless hub, I have 2x 100w renogy flexi panels and an older unsed renogy mppt charge controller. I am wanting to add this kit to the existing setup which is 4 old lead batteries, 3x for bow thrusters and 12v and the other for the starter, i assume linked to the alternator and then all linked to a old victron charger to the shore line hook up which turns on the 240v as there doesnt seem to be an inverter i can fined. I also have a mppt with a garbled screen linked to old panels and a wind turbine. I can see from this video how the dc-dc charger is the bit i seem to be needing to finish off before i start installing, Thanks :)
yes the dc-dc charger is a quick, easy cost effective solution!
@@SailingSunday got the dc-dc mate thanks for the videos helped massively, now I just have the task of figuring out the rats nest of wiring :D its all fun learning haha be safe fair winds :)
Sweet video Ryan ...you made it all sound so easy! Your timing is great because were just researching Solar for our new boat.
Renogy put out some great kit.
Can you now run your water maker just with Li-battery power or do you still need to run the motor? Just hope we can get this lot delivered to Italy without to many Customs issues!!😀
Our water maker is 220v, so we have to run the generator for it. I think if we weren't such a power hungry boat with the electric winches, electric davits, induction cooktop, air fryer, kettle, toaster, vacuum cleaner, microwave, laptops, cameras etc etc, we could probably run it the water maker off the inverter, but we would still need more solar panels to keep up. We make 100L per hour, so we just run the generator for an hour or so every 2 or 3 days to make water and put about 80-100amps back into the batteries at the same time. With the setup we have and running the generator we don't ever worry about power. Another option for us would be to add another 200w of solar panels to help with the charging during the day, but we need to make water anyway so using the generator doesn't bother us
@@SailingSunday Thanks for a great reply.cheers
I like the smart Ryan
haha! Thank you!
Thank a lot for your video. I actually doing the same kind of setup as you but I will plug my solar panel directly to my DC to DC. You plan helped me a lot. I assume with that setup, a battery selector is not needed. You plug your motor directly to your starter battery. Am I right?
Not sure you can discharge to the last 10% without damaging the batteries. Inverter won't let the voltage below 9.5v to happen.
"I remember this dude, he taught me how to do my through-hulls. Dope dude." (My brain)
Will order these on Amazon using your link. Thanks for the video. What is the difference between the two different Bluetooth modules?
Thanks so much! When we installed this, their newer products used the BT-2 module and the solar chargers we had use the BT-1 module… it was a bit annoying, but most of their new gear all has built in Bluetooth now, so you wouldn’t need the modules anymore 😊
Hii, do you plan to install an alternator to replace your generator at some point, and why/why not?
I get why you added the DC-DC charger that's normal for adding LifePo4 to an alternator. But why did you eliminate the isolator for it? It now can drain your engine start battery? Or am I missing something?
Excellent job !.. I am thinking about the same system for an RV. Renogy says on their site that the 3000 watt inverter/charger is not capable of Bluetooth. From your diagram It appears as though you plugged the RJ45 Jack on from the Inverter/Charger into the Bluetooth Hub and the Bluetooth Hub into the BT-2. Were you able to get that to work?
You're right, it actually doesn't work correctly with the app as it shows a whole bunch of fault codes, but it still shows all the info, the temperature, DC volts, output Hz etc and shows how many watts and % being used. You just have the annoying faults on screen when you tap on the inverter icon. I want the new Renogy One monitor, I wonder if the software in that fixes it!?
Great video Ryan, I am looking to set up a similar system and called Renogy about the Rj45 connector and they said it does not work also they said i should buy the Rego "same inverter" almost 2x the price to get the built in bluetooth. Has there been any update on this and have you gotten the new ONE Core display as that is what i was thinking of getting.
Hey I have a question, why use 2 charge controllers? I’m buying a solar kit for my boat on renogy and it only comes with one.
Great video - thank you. We are just refitting our 1984 Tayana 37 sailboat to begin our journey around the world, Oliver is 60yrs old & I at 52. Had enough of 'standard' life and ready to trade for coconuts -lol. Seriously we are newbies learning how to outfit our boat, what is best bang for buck. With so many options & technology changing so fast, its hard to keep up and sometimes to grasp. Currently we only have lead batteries and in process of adding lithium and solar. Possibly wind as well. But our piggy bank is not so fat. I am going through trying to list how much I will need to replicate your system. But I do not see link for battery isolators - Can you provide info? Thank you - appreciate your willing to share your experience 🙂
Would you recommend to go with the REGO charge controller, DC to DC and the inventor if you were purchasing system today 7/2023?
Yes definitely, the Rego stuff is another step above, they have perfected all the software with all the bluetooth stuff. So, our Inverter throws a few random error codes on the phone app, even though there are no errors. But its only on the app when I click on the inverter. Everything still works perfectly fine and the BMI still shows the correct wattage coming form the inverter etc which is all i need, but theres just some random bugs in the app that Im 99% sure has been resolved with the Rego gear.
I would love to re-make these videos one day with all the rego gear to compare. They have made installation even more simpler by having everything connect via bluetooth without any of the extra components.
What Model isolator is in the picture? I can't find it.
150A ELECTRONIC BATTERY ISOLATORS RCE
What did it cost to put all in your boat
But also, if I believe correctly, you guys live on a boat, so why don’t you guys use vertical wind generators with the charging the rest and they make solar chargers that connect with the wind turbine kits?
We had one to put on a few years ago but they had to sit above the solar panels at the back which would shade our panels so we decided to install them.
Weird setup on the fuses. You have 100amp at the battery terminals and then 300amp downstream to the inverter? No fuses indicated off the panels either (power sources should be fused).
how many of you likes the smell of new plastic? I do 😂
Heads up folks. The link in the description for the 3000w inverter is 120v and not 220v.. for the life of me , I can't find a 220v version anywhere in Asia. Anyone ?
Oh damn I should have said that in The video. I had to order mine directly from Australia! www.Renogy.com.au
The rest of the stuff I got from the US
@@SailingSunday Ah ok cool.. Will look at that option. Question on the reason why you installed a separate AC circut for the inverter. Was it because the output is limited to 3000w on shore power ? And do you guys have a separate shore power plug for your AIRCON or just one plug for everything?.
@@Sailaboat there was a few reasons. First off I didn’t want to have power running through the inverter when running the generator and or connected to shore power mainly because the generator is 5500w, I wasn’t entirely sure if I would be limited to 3000w… Then the inverter has a floating ground, and our generator is bonded (I think that’s what it is called) so I wasn’t entirely sure which way is safer so just wanted to keep the generator completely separate. Then lastly keeping it separate I just figured it would keep any internal cables cooler when charging the batteries while running the water maker at the same time etc.
@@Sailaboat yes we have a separate shore plug for AC.
Cheers guys, a Sponsored episode? I don’t actually mind.. just Curious?
Hey Trev, Nah no paid sponsorship in this video! They gave us this gear last year when and we made a video for them back then. I just like to support the companies that supported us along this journey, if their stuff is good ofcourse!! 😂🤪😁
🇹🇷👍👍👍 Türkçe altyazıya açar mısınız 👍
Thank you ❤️😊
Wow!! Dear Ryan, not only are you a sexy sailor, comedian and a great boyfriend to sexy legs. But you're a damn good spokesperson for Renogy. Hugs from Texas sweeties 😎
That’s a ton of grid stuff to claim off grid.
2 things, No Jackson & what does "now you Uncle is Bob" mean, or does everyone have an Uncle Bob? Good post, did not know you could stay factual that long.
haha, yeah I was trying to squeeze A LOT of info into 10 minutes!!! haha yeah Bobs your uncle, means "and there you go" or " and thats it" lol.. It might be an aussie slang, I will have to watch it again now and see where I said that haha.
@@SailingSunday Am near 69 & worked with Aussies in the ME, & never heard the term, but had never heard Chuffed until the Aussie sailing channel Vet Tails Operation Chuffed came along, You all really ought to buddy boat, as she could fix them after you all adopt them. Think she is on the West side of Mexico now.
renogy is bad the wire fittings are flimsy and break
I haven't had any break
Great content but IMO, just mine, your voice cadence is “annoying”… not naturel at all. I know it’s not easy. ANd you’re the young YT generation, where you all talk that way :-), but I think your audience is older and wants to chill/learn. Again, just my opinion and I appreciate all the work that goes behind what you offer us.
Damn Australians... lol, nah we're just trying to run through it super quickly so people can stop, pause, re-watch and look at the plans, go back and watch it at their pace... Unfortunately in todays society, if i explained it slower and more detail it would go for an hour and youtube would never recommend the content... As we don't get paid for making this, we have to try keep it short, punchy, exciting and quick for CZcams in hope to make $20... If we got paid by the company to make a more detailed video, then the CZcams algorithm wouldn't matter for us.