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--- electrical:solar:nonessential [2020/07/08 14:59]
frater_secessus [LVD + timer]
+++ electrical:solar:nonessential [2023/10/18 18:56]
frater_secessus [when to run opportunity loads]
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 ===== when to run opportunity loads =====
-**The best time to run non-essential loads is when there is surplus current** over what battery charging needs.  This means **during Float, or after current has started dropping off in Absorption**.  For [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery#lithium_chemistries|LiFePO4]] there is excess power any time after the bank has reached the intended charge state.
+**The best time to run non-essential loads is when there is surplus current** over what battery charging needs.  With lead this means **during Float, or after current has started dropping off in Absorption**.  There is a little more wiggle room with [[electrical:12v:deep_cycle_battery#lithium_chemistries|LiFePO4]];  the loads can be run with no net effect on the system when
-Opportunity loads should not be applied during [[electrical:12v:charging|Bulk stage]] since Bulk, by definition, means the battery is taking all the available current.((assuming no charging limit has been configured in the [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|charge controller]]))
+  * any time after the bank has reached the intended charge state
+  * or any time the bank can be projected to carry the opportunity load //and still hit the intended charge state by sundown//.  Exception:  Lithium setups with PWM controllers solar charge controllers will make [[electrical:solar:pwm_tweaking|most power]] when bank voltage is highest.  So waiting for Float or Absorption to run opportunity loads will mean the solar can make more Wh per day.
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   * [[hvac:dehumidifier|dehumidification]]
   * [[electrical:12v:laptop|laptop]] and phone charging
-  * rice cooker((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-How-much-solar-do-I-need?pid=141508#pid141508))
+  * [[food:cooking:excess_power|cooking with small appliances]]

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