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--- electrical:12v:multipoint_charging [2018/08/26 10:01]
frater_secessus [concurrent charging]
+++ electrical:12v:multipoint_charging [2018/08/26 10:03]
frater_secessus [why one source wins]
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 Most charging involves holding((or trying to reach)) a particular voltage [[electrical:12v:electrical_notation|setpoint]].((current-terminated Absorption excepted for purposes of this discussion))  If a charging source sees the bank voltage is above its own setpoint it thinks the job is done;  it sits quietly.
-Example.  Pretend you have a bank in a van with [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator charging]] and a large and small [[electrical:solar:panels|solar panel]] on the roof.  Each panel has a dedicated [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|charge controller]] because the panels are of wildly different specs.  This gives us three charging sources if you are driving down the road at dawn.
+Example.  Pretend you have a bank in a van with [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator charging]] and two [[electrical:solar:panels|solar panels]] on the roof.  Each panel has a dedicated [[electrical:solar:charge_controller|charge controller]] because the panels are of wildly different specs.  This gives us three charging sources if you are driving down the road at dawn.
 The alternator is just a plain alternator and puts out 14.0v all the time.

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