====== Tweaking a configurable shunt controller ======
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ption and higher Vfloat to [[electrical:solar:pwm tweaking|maximize power output of a PWM controller]].
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See also [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|shunt tweaking]].
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====== Tweaking a PWM controller for maximum power ======
[[electrical:solar:charge_controller#pwm|PWM cont... ormation also applies to [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|tweaking shunt controllers]].
===== PWM's achilles heel =====
During charging with a PWM controller **t
ge controllers]] will make [[electrical:solar:pwm_tweaking|most power]] when bank voltage is highest. So wa... system struggles to reach Absorption mode further tweaking is possible.
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You can eek out a bit [[electrical:solar:pwm_tweaking|more power from PWM]] or [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|"shunt"]] charge controllers by tweaking their setpoints.
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