I've seen people with converted buses use an AC motor running a small auxiliary air compressor, making 120psi on a battery and inverter. So I don't see why you couldn't run an automotive AC compressor using a house current motor and appropriately sized pure sine wave inverter.

Or at that point, you could just use a stationary AC compressor as from a fridge, sized for the evap/condenser radiators you intend to use. That would be more efficient than a belt driven unit, however it would require more calculations and customizations to build.


1965 C60 school bus | 1967 GMC 6500 school bus