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electrical:solar:status [2017/11/25 13:24] frater_secessus [Is my solar working?] |
electrical:solar:status [2018/05/28 10:53] frater_secessus [in absorption] s/12.6/14.6/g |
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+ | > "Watching how many amps a charging battery is accepting at absorption voltage, is very indicative of state of charge, the less the amps the more charged." | ||
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+ | >If you want to see lots more amps coming out of the [charge controller], | ||
====== Is my solar working? ====== | ====== Is my solar working? ====== | ||
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- solar is $$$; and | - solar is $$$; and | ||
- solar can seem magical; and | - solar can seem magical; and | ||
- | - **both poorly running systems and mostly/ | + | - both **poorly running systems** and **mostly/ |
The last point may be counterintuitive. | The last point may be counterintuitive. | ||
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* Vbatt == Vabs until the controller' | * Vbatt == Vabs until the controller' | ||
* Controller output decreasing as current demand drops. | * Controller output decreasing as current demand drops. | ||
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**During Absorption charging with PWM** | **During Absorption charging with PWM** | ||
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* Controller output decreasing as current demand drops. | * Controller output decreasing as current demand drops. | ||
* the controller may get warmer as current demand drops((percentage of time the PWM circuit is turned OFF increases)) | * the controller may get warmer as current demand drops((percentage of time the PWM circuit is turned OFF increases)) | ||
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