Limit current TO battery with no restriction from the battery, I guess I'm
trying in reinvent the wheel because such beasts already exist, but I
haven't found anything within budget for 48v.



On Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 6:58 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote:

> Which way would take priorit? Yes you can use a linear regulator in a
> current limiting configuration.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 7, 2021, at 5:00 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Is there some combo of a diode and another component I could use to allow
> full current one way and limited current to 1am the other way?
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 3:56 PM TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:
>
>> This is lithium, the lvd is integrated to the pack. I'm going to attempt
>> to use a 360w meanwell charger on a lithium charge profile paralleled with
>> the battery and the load, I wasn't sure if the load would stay offline
>> until the batteries get to the loads minimum voltage to run or what the
>> behavior would be because I won't be limiting charge current to dedicate
>> load current like a 'real' system would have. Trying to build a system on a
>> budget for a friend, this whole system will cost less than a 48v DC ups or
>> 48v rectifier with ups function.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 3:44 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Most rectifiers for “float “ service have current limiting.  And yes the
>>> batteries will present a heavy load and it will take some time for the
>>> voltage to come up.  If the lvd reconnects the batts the voltage could drop
>>> so much they will disconnect again and flop for a while.  You need a
>>> rectifier that can pull the live load plus a heavy charging current.  I
>>> would go twice my load or more for this reason.  BTW not a fan of lvd.  Do
>>> you really want to totally kill your customers in the unlikely event the
>>> bats go that low?  I quit using them 20 years ago and have never regretted
>>> that decision.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On Sep 7, 2021, at 4:29 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > 
>>> > What happens when you parallel your supply, load and batteries without
>>> using a 'dc ups' which provides lvd + charge current limit?
>>> >
>>> > I'm using batteries with a Integrated lvd so I am just concerned with
>>> the behavior after a long outage where the load and battery will be
>>> fighting for the supply current?
>>> >
>>> > Can't find any low cost options @ 48v to limit charge current (DC ups)
>>> Maybe I can use a diode one way and a current limiting device the other way
>>> to the battery?
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