electrical:12v:multipoint_charging
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electrical:12v:multipoint_charging [2025/08/02 15:17] (current)
frater_secessus [how to make them cooperate] I=V/R |
| So how do we make them all charge all the time?((and this even a thing you want?)) | So how do we make them all charge all the time?((and this even a thing you want?)) |
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| Without outside help from [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] or exotic alternators/regulators, alternator contribution is going to taper and eventually stop. Direct charging with a relay uses the difference in voltage between the higher chassis voltage and lower bank voltage to get current into the bank. As the difference ("delta") decreases so does current.((At some point solar-charged bank voltage may be higher than the chassis voltage, at which point the solar is helping run the chassis electronics. This may slow bank charging so you could [[electrical:12v:alternator#disabling_alternator_charging|disable alternator charging]] at that point.)) That is ok, the alternator likely provided a lot of current while it was charging. | Without outside help from [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] or exotic alternators/regulators, alternator contribution is going to taper and eventually stop. Direct charging with a relay uses the difference in voltage between the higher chassis voltage and lower bank voltage to get current into the bank. As bank voltage rises this voltage difference ("delta") decreases therefore so does current.((At some point solar-charged bank voltage may be higher than the chassis voltage, at which point the solar is helping run the chassis electronics. This may slow bank charging so you could [[electrical:12v:alternator#disabling_alternator_charging|disable alternator charging]] at that point.)) This relationship is described in the formula [[electrical:12v:directcharginglfp#the_formula_in_60_seconds|I=V/R]]. |
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| But if you want to the charge controllers (and some [[electrical:converter|converters]]) can be convinced to stay //roughly// in sync and keep charging together. This is done by **configuring the Absorption and Float setpoints on the controllers to be the same**.((including Absorption termination setpoints like time or current)) There will be short periods where one controller makes a change before the other, but for most of the time both will be contributing at the same time. Even if they contribute unequally it is a non-issue because the voltage setpoint is being held. If a big load is added or conditions deteriorate it will be "all hands on deck" as in the Bulk stage scenario above. | But if you want to the charge controllers (and some [[electrical:converter|converters]]) can be convinced to stay //roughly// in sync and keep charging together. This is done by **configuring the Absorption and Float setpoints on the controllers to be the same**.((including Absorption termination setpoints like time or current)) There will be short periods where one controller makes a change before the other, but for most of the time both will be contributing at the same time. Even if they contribute unequally it is a non-issue because the voltage setpoint is being held. If a big load is added or conditions deteriorate it will be "all hands on deck" as in the Bulk stage scenario above. |
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