Mark,
A 24-volt inverter may produce twice as much charging current as a
48-volt inverter with the same power rating, but if you are putting
batteries in parallel, the individual batteries get the same charging
current either way. In the case of four parallel strings of four L16
batteries, a 100-amp 24-volt charge puts about 25 amps (if you are
careful with the wiring and the batteries aren't sulfated) into each
string of batteries. A 50-amp 48-volt charger would accomplish the same
thing.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.
www.bluemountainsolar.com
t: 541-568-4882
On 1/17/2012 8:56 AM, Mark Frye wrote:
Not really on topic to Jay's question, but...
Is 48v always better than 24v?
How important is bulk charging current to overall battery life?
In some cases, isn't it better to use a 24v inverter/charger which can
develop a higher charge current for a battery bank that has a higher AH
rating?
Mark Frye
Berkeley Solar Electric Systems
303 Redbud Way
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 401-8024
www.berkeleysolar.com
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:43 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] battery buss bars
Hi All,
Where do I find buss bars for a battery parallel problem?
I've got to fix a brand new ( not me) system, that has 4 sets of L-16's at
24v.
Yea yea why didn't they go to 48?
So I want to use buss bars to parallel them, and looking for premade ones.
Thanks in advance,
Jay
Peltz power
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