All in one solar controller, inverter, charger & mains hook up

[Cog Head]

Hi all,
I’ve been lurking in the search function for the past day or so, looking up electrical systems and solar integration, whilst browsing I found this little beauty-

Votronic Combination Mains - Battery & Solar Charger Controller

Votronic Combination Mains, Battery and Solar Charger Controller. (VBCS 30/20/250 Triple Converter VCC 12 v - 12 v / 30 Amp. AC Mains 12 v / 20 Amp. MPP Solar 250 Wp. No 3241. This Votronic is a compact all-in-one design featuring microprocessor control charging by mains electricity, battery to...

www.kiravans.co.uk

This is great, but does anyone know of a unit like this that also has an inverter and mains charger integrated into a single unit?

 

[Dellmassive]

Renogy and Victron do combined Inverter chargers.

But solar would be seperate.

Alternatively you can get solar and Dc-Dc combined units.

 

[Cog Head]

It would be nice if someone made an all in one unit, less wiring, less space taken up and less weight

 

[Ads_Essex]

It would be nice if someone made an all in one unit, less wiring, less space taken up and less weight

Let’s pressurise @Dellmassive in to making one!
I’ll start the petition..

 

[Salty Spuds]

It would be nice if someone made an all in one unit, less wiring, less space taken up and less weight

And when one bit fails, you’re up a creek without a paddle & have to bin the whole lot.

 

[Cog Head]

As long as everything in wired up correctly the chances of total failure are very low, but still possible, in that unlikely event…just run the engine for a bit to charge everything up once a day

 

[Salty Spuds]

As long as everything in wired up correctly the chances of total failure are very low, but still possible, in that unlikely event…just run the engine for a bit to charge everything up once a day

My point was, if one component of the “all in one” box fails, e.g, the solar regulator, then you’re looking at swapping out the whole unit rather than just the failed solar. If you have separate units for each job I.e. solar/mains/B2B & one part fails, you’re only paying for the failed unit, not the whole lot.

 

[t0mb0]

In addition to the all-eggs-in-one-basket point above, combined units are often compromised compared to dedicated units. The most obvious example is the rather limited maximum voltage input on the MPPT solar bit of many combined units. In many cases you're better off just buying a dedicated unit which is specified to exactly what you want to achieve.