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electrical:12v:multipoint_charging [2017/11/25 09:44] frater_secessus [how to make them cooperate] |
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So what happens when multiple chargers are running at the same time? Nothing dramatic, as it turns out. | So what happens when multiple chargers are running at the same time? Nothing dramatic, as it turns out. | ||
- | In general, **the charging source with the highest voltage will win**. | + | In general, **the charging source with the highest voltage will win**. |
==== why one source wins ==== | ==== why one source wins ==== | ||
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Serial in this case means "one after another" | Serial in this case means "one after another" | ||
- | - a high current (but fuel expensive) source handles Bulk stage that takes the battery to about 80% SoC. | + | - a **high current** (but fuel expensive) source handles Bulk stage that takes the battery to about 80% SoC. |
- | - a low current (but free to run) source handles the much longer Absorption and Float stages. | + | - a **low current** (but free to run) source handles the much longer Absorption and Float stages. |
- | In most scenarios the high current source is either [[electrical: | + | In most scenarios the **high current source** is either [[electrical: |
- | The low current source is almost always solar. | + | The **low current source** is almost always solar. |