Renewable Power Systems (RPS) for 4wd
Tough Touring has designed and built aluminium Dual Battery Cases to allow Victron Components to be easier to install and remove as one unit. We've Called them RPS - Renewable Power stations.
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Dual Battery Systems have 2 Jobs - Charging Batteries and Delivering Power.
With a Focus on fast charging off grid - RPS Tec is in the Background. Just plug in and use the power.
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All RPS Inverter Power is Pure Sinewave - Thanks to the high quality Terroidal Victron Inverters used.
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All Connection ports are Color coded and Keyed to prevent incorrect cable plugs going into wrong place.
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If you need more output power - especially if towing a trailer or Caravan -
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Basic Tec SPec. ​
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The RPS Units get their power from your trucks alternator and solar panel - RPS twin Battery Chargers (DCDC and SOLAR) Ram the power into your Lithium Battery Pack - The RPS Inverter converts the 12Volt Battery Power into clean 15Amp/240v power ready for use.
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Inside the RPS - the unit is packed with powerfull Victron chargers and a Victron inverter - The Provided Cabling takes all the 12 volt power to the power outlets -
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Unlike Portable power stations - RPS units will 'Replentish' or 'Recharge' themselves in favorable conditions at peak power of up to 960watts.
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You can also recharge the systems at home using a Mains Battery charger if desired - effectively turning the RPS into a UPS.
The Use of Tough Touring Renewable Power Systems to power Caravans and Tiny Homes
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In the right conditions, Tough Touring Renewable Power systems are able to refill themsevles every day - providing an excellent opportunity to use them as power sources to charge / power caravans.
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More on RPS 3000 use to power Caravans here
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Why did we have to start building RPS and why are they better than Dual Battery Systems ?
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Our own growing energy needs have developed with Starlink, computers, 240V houshold appliances and E-powered bikes being important to the type of travel were doing these days.
Built in Dual Battery systems work much the same way - but we wanted a self contained Dual battery system that you could move between vehicles - (and More affordable) - so we began building powerfull Dual Battery Systems into Portable Cases - If you cant recharge your batteries fast - Your batteries will be flat quickly - so Victron was the logical tec partnership that delivered high powered charging speed.
The RPS was born!
The 'RPS' is essentially a self contained - Plug and play dual battery system - your chosen Batteries are simpy plugged into the back of the unit and can be secured elsewhere to save space (under seats - in cavities) .
Its Important that all dual battery systems (And the RPS is no different) are wired into your vehicle with high quality, high current cabling so we include the cabling required to complete the installation in the Kit.
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Solar Panel Roof Racks
Adding Powerfull Household Solar Panels to your vehicles roof does not have to be ugly!
Tough Touring builts a range of Solar panel roof rack mounting systems to carry household Solar panels right up to 600w.
More on these here