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electrical:12v:charging [2019/01/03 16:52] frater_secessus |
electrical:12v:charging [2019/05/17 21:09] frater_secessus [charging AGM batteries] added C |
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===== charge-and-stop ===== | ===== charge-and-stop ===== | ||
- | [[electrical: | + | [[electrical: |
- charge to [[electrical: | - charge to [[electrical: | ||
- fall in voltage to a High Voltage Reconnect (Vhvr) | - fall in voltage to a High Voltage Reconnect (Vhvr) | ||
- repeat | - repeat | ||
+ | **This differs from PWM** because PWM can hold an average voltage by cutting power hundreds or thousands of times a second. | ||
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These setpoints may or may not be user-configurable. | These setpoints may or may not be user-configurable. | ||
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AGM batteries are kept healthy by: | AGM batteries are kept healthy by: | ||
- | - vigorous Bulk charging, sometimes greater than solar-only charging can provide.((http:// | + | - vigorous Bulk charging((minimum current of [[electrical: |
- long Absorption stages | - long Absorption stages | ||
- but lower Absorption voltage (to prevent outgassing) | - but lower Absorption voltage (to prevent outgassing) | ||
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- | Water levels | + | If water levels |