Hey all,
I am building a 4x4s40p (I hope that is correct. I know Korishan will give me a failing grade if I messed that up.
) battery in my RV. I am currently designing my busbars andconnections between each parallel "cell". Before I finalize my design I need some input. My family lives in our RV full time (By choice. We travel the country extensively.) and we love to boondock (stay off grid without external hookups). That means our "house" is subject to continual earthquake-type movement. If anyone is familiar with the standard layout of RV's that have the master bedroom up front, you'll know that there is a passthrough storage right under the bed. That is where I have my existingbattery packs, inverter, and charge controller. It is the area of the RV that generally stays a stable temperature and has decent access for install and maintenance. It looks like this, and the install will be in the cubby area on the left side of the picture.
I'm not sure of the best way to install the packs to ensure they stay in place while driving down the road. I don't want to lay them on the floor because I want to make sure there is airflow around them for cooling.(I'll be using a Batrium system. I cried as I ordered it, but the pain only occurs once.)Also, when you live a life on the road space is at a premium. So, I would like to hang them on the walls, but I can't think of any really good ways to make them stay put.
What do you all think? Din rails with some sort of connector holding them on? Plywood backing? Any ideas would be appreciated.
I am building a 4x4s40p (I hope that is correct. I know Korishan will give me a failing grade if I messed that up.
) battery in my RV. I am currently designing my busbars andconnections between each parallel "cell". Before I finalize my design I need some input. My family lives in our RV full time (By choice. We travel the country extensively.) and we love to boondock (stay off grid without external hookups). That means our "house" is subject to continual earthquake-type movement. If anyone is familiar with the standard layout of RV's that have the master bedroom up front, you'll know that there is a passthrough storage right under the bed. That is where I have my existingbattery packs, inverter, and charge controller. It is the area of the RV that generally stays a stable temperature and has decent access for install and maintenance. It looks like this, and the install will be in the cubby area on the left side of the picture.I'm not sure of the best way to install the packs to ensure they stay in place while driving down the road. I don't want to lay them on the floor because I want to make sure there is airflow around them for cooling.(I'll be using a Batrium system. I cried as I ordered it, but the pain only occurs once.)Also, when you live a life on the road space is at a premium. So, I would like to hang them on the walls, but I can't think of any really good ways to make them stay put.
What do you all think? Din rails with some sort of connector holding them on? Plywood backing? Any ideas would be appreciated.
