Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners
by dencodev on Sunday August 02, 2020 @08:52AM
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Yes but the issue is power consumption. The idea is to run the AC off solar and batteries which is why the rooftop option doesn't work either - they use a buttload of energy. The AC systems in vehicles consume a ton of power to operate which is typically why they're belt driven by the engine directly. The all electric version in a Tesla uses around 3000 watts if I remember correctly, while a window unit use about 450.
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> The all electric version in a Tesla uses around 3000 watts if I remember correctly, while a window unit use about 450.
Surely the 3000W unit will use 3000W when running full tilt and will cool significantly more and faster than a 450W window unit, and would achieve the same cooling as the 450W unit by only running about 15% of the time? (or at 15% power if it's an inverter AC).