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electrical:solar:charge_controller [2019/05/11 21:10]
frater_secessus [how to choose]
electrical:solar:charge_controller [2019/07/21 12:23]
frater_secessus [PWM] heat is not dissipated. Switching causes it
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 [note from frater secessus: PWM vs. MPPT debates can get overheated in forums and comments. It's your money and your build so do it the way that meets your needs.] [note from frater secessus: PWM vs. MPPT debates can get overheated in forums and comments. It's your money and your build so do it the way that meets your needs.]
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-[[http://amzn.to/2hcZaj2|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41pwJOriZHL._AC_US160_.jpg}}]]**PWM** (pulse width modulation) controllers charge by connecting panels to battery until a given voltage setpoint is reached.  When the desired setpoint is reached the controller shuts current on/off to the battery in very fast cycles and in such a duration needed to keep voltage from rising. Excess power is given off as heat. This time slicing power delivery is called is pulse width modulation, or PWM.+[[http://amzn.to/2hcZaj2|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41pwJOriZHL._AC_US160_.jpg}}]]**PWM** (pulse width modulation) controllers charge by connecting panels to battery until a given voltage setpoint is reached.  When the desired setpoint is reached the controller switches current on/off to the battery in very fast cycles and in such a duration needed to keep voltage from rising.  This time slicing power delivery is called is pulse width modulation, or PWM.  Some heat will be generated by the switching. Counterintuitively, the PWM may be cooler the touch when it is running full open because there is no switching going on to limit voltage.
  
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