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  "id": "renogy-100w-rv-kit-adventurer30",
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  "name": "Renogy 100 Watt 12 Volt Solar RV Kit (Adventurer 30A PWM)",
  "brand": "Renogy",
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    "name": "RV Solar Kits",
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  },
  "summary": "Classic single-panel 100 W rooftop RV kit: a 100 W monocrystalline panel with an Adventurer 30 A PWM controller, a BT-1 Bluetooth module, adapter/tray cabling, and a cable-entry housing. Charges a 12 V battery; no inverter.",
  "description": "Renogy's 100 Watt 12 Volt Solar RV Kit (SKU RNG-KIT-RV100D-ADV30) is a long-standing single-panel rooftop starter kit. Per the official contents, it includes a 100 W 12 V monocrystalline panel, an Adventurer 30 A PWM charge controller, a 30 ft 10 AWG solar adapter kit, a 16 ft 10 AWG tray cable, a BT-1 Bluetooth module (for app monitoring), and a cable-entry housing. It is a charging kit only: no inverter and no battery. Note the release status is unclear — the /pages/ document listing this SKU is live, but the equivalent /products/ URL redirects to a 200 W kit, suggesting this may be a prior generation still catalogued. Mounting brackets are not named in the official contents sentence, so that inclusion is an honest null.",
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    "modelName": "100 Watt 12 Volt Solar RV Kit",
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    "seriesFamily": null,
    "releaseStatus": "unclear",
    "marketRegion": [
      "US"
    ],
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    "officialManualUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/0137/0483/files/ADV30-LI-Manual_cedff32e-02ba-49d3-a89f-50ecc8d26154.pdf?v=1753932203",
    "officialSpecSheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/0137/0483/files/RNG-100D-SS_20G3_20Datasheet.pdf?v=1752024806"
  },
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    "panelCount": 1,
    "panelWattagePerPanel": 100,
    "panelType": "monocrystalline",
    "panelFormFactor": "rigid_rooftop",
    "ratedVoltage": null,
    "ratedCurrent": null
  },
  "controllerAndIntegration": {
    "controllerIncluded": true,
    "controllerType": "pwm",
    "controllerAmps": 30,
    "batteryCompatibilityVoltage": [
      "12V"
    ],
    "batteryChemistryCompatibility": [],
    "inverterIncluded": false,
    "inverterRatingW": null,
    "chargerDcDcIncluded": false
  },
  "compatibility": {
    "rvSuitable": true,
    "vanSuitable": null,
    "marineSuitable": null,
    "boondockingSuitable": null,
    "campingSuitable": null,
    "homeBackupSuitable": null,
    "prewiredRvCompatible": null,
    "wiredForSolarCompatible": null,
    "solarOnTheSideCompatible": null
  },
  "contents": {
    "includesPanels": true,
    "includesChargeController": true,
    "includesCables": true,
    "includesMountingHardware": null,
    "includesBatteryClamps": null,
    "includesRingTerminals": null,
    "includesStorageCase": null,
    "includesBluetoothModule": true,
    "includesInverter": false,
    "includesBattery": false,
    "kitTier": "rooftop",
    "kitContentsSummary": "A 100 W 12 V monocrystalline solar panel, an Adventurer 30 A PWM charge controller, a 30 ft 10 AWG solar adapter kit, a 16 ft 10 AWG tray cable, a BT-1 Bluetooth module, and a Renogy cable-entry housing."
  },
  "usageAndSizing": {
    "estimatedDailyWhOutput": null,
    "dailyOutputAssumptionNotes": null,
    "recommendedLoads": [],
    "recommendedBatteryBank": null,
    "scenarioExamples": [],
    "acLoadSuitabilityNotes": null,
    "airConditionerSuitability": "unknown",
    "supplementalSystemOnly": true
  },
  "physical": {
    "weightKg": null,
    "dimensionsMm": null,
    "warrantyYears": null
  },
  "derived": {
    "nominalDailyWhEstimate": 280,
    "_meta": {
      "sourceType": "derived_metric",
      "assumptions": "nominalDailyWhEstimate = panelWattageTotal × 4 peak sun hours × 0.7 system derate, rounded to 10 Wh. This is a generic planning estimate, NOT a manufacturer specification: real output varies with location, season, sun hours, panel temperature, shading, wiring losses, and controller type (MPPT harvests more than PWM). Derived values never override official specs."
    }
  },
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      "https://www.renogy.com/pages/100-watt-12-volt-solar-rv-kit-rng-kit-rv100d-adv30-html",
      "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/0137/0483/files/ADV30-LI-Manual_cedff32e-02ba-49d3-a89f-50ecc8d26154.pdf?v=1753932203",
      "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/0137/0483/files/RNG-100D-SS_20G3_20Datasheet.pdf?v=1752024806"
    ],
    "sourceLastChecked": "2026-07-18",
    "confidenceLevel": "medium",
    "notes": "Captured from the live renogy.com /pages/ document for SKU RNG-KIT-RV100D-ADV30 on 2026-07-18 (renogy.com blocks automated fetch; specs were read from a live browser session). releaseStatus 'unclear' because the /products/ URL for this kit redirects to a different 200 W kit. Panel Vmp/Imp live on the panel datasheet PDF (not opened), so ratedVoltage/ratedCurrent are null. Battery chemistry not stated on this page. Mounting hardware not named in the official contents sentence.",
    "variantNotes": null,
    "revisionNotes": null
  },
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    },
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      "confidence": "high",
      "notes": "Contents name a single 100W panel."
    },
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    },
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      "fieldName": "panelFormFactor",
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      "dateChecked": "2026-07-18",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "notes": "Rigid rooftop inferred from a standard rigid monocrystalline RV panel; page does not use 'rigid'/'rooftop'."
    },
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      "fieldName": "controllerIncluded",
      "normalizedValue": true,
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    },
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      "dateChecked": "2026-07-18",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
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      "dateChecked": "2026-07-18",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "notes": "12 V system per the kit name; a specific chemistry list is not stated."
    },
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      "confidence": "high",
      "notes": "No inverter listed in official contents."
    },
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      "confidence": "medium"
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    {
      "key": "panel_wattage_total",
      "label": "Total panel wattage",
      "value": "100 W"
    },
    {
      "key": "panel_count",
      "label": "Panel count",
      "value": "1"
    },
    {
      "key": "panel_wattage_per_panel",
      "label": "Wattage per panel",
      "value": "100 W"
    },
    {
      "key": "panel_type",
      "label": "Panel type",
      "value": "Monocrystalline"
    },
    {
      "key": "panel_form_factor",
      "label": "Form factor",
      "value": "Rigid rooftop (fixed mount)"
    },
    {
      "key": "controller_included",
      "label": "Charge controller included",
      "value": "Yes"
    },
    {
      "key": "controller_type",
      "label": "Controller type",
      "value": "PWM"
    },
    {
      "key": "controller_amps",
      "label": "Controller rating",
      "value": "30 A"
    },
    {
      "key": "battery_compatibility",
      "label": "Battery compatibility",
      "value": "12V"
    },
    {
      "key": "inverter_included",
      "label": "Inverter included",
      "value": "No"
    },
    {
      "key": "dc_dc_charger",
      "label": "DC-DC charger included",
      "value": "No"
    },
    {
      "key": "kit_tier",
      "label": "Kit tier",
      "value": "Rooftop kit"
    },
    {
      "key": "included_items",
      "label": "Included in the box",
      "value": "Solar panel(s), Charge controller, Cables / wiring, Bluetooth module"
    },
    {
      "key": "rv_suitable",
      "label": "RV suitable",
      "value": "Yes"
    },
    {
      "key": "supplemental_only",
      "label": "Supplemental charging only",
      "value": "Yes"
    },
    {
      "key": "ac_suitability",
      "label": "Air-conditioner suitability",
      "value": "Not documented"
    },
    {
      "key": "market_region",
      "label": "Market region",
      "value": "US"
    },
    {
      "key": "nominal_daily_wh",
      "label": "Nominal daily Wh (4 sun-h × 0.7 derate)",
      "value": "≈ 280 Wh"
    }
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  "useCases": [
    "First rooftop 100 W array for a 12 V RV/house battery",
    "Battery maintenance while parked or in storage",
    "App-monitored solar charging via the included BT-1 module"
  ],
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    "Includes a BT-1 Bluetooth module for app monitoring",
    "Fully named official contents with a stated SKU",
    "Complete adapter/tray cabling and cable-entry housing",
    "One of Renogy's most established RV starter kits"
  ],
  "weaknesses": [
    "Release status unclear — may be a prior generation still catalogued",
    "PWM controller harvests less than an MPPT unit",
    "Mounting brackets are not named in the official contents",
    "100 W — supplemental charging, not whole-RV power; no inverter"
  ],
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      "merchant": "Renogy",
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    }
  ],
  "comparisons": [],
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-18"
}