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electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints [2017/10/26 21:38] frater_secessus [charging setpoints] |
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====== Solar charge controller setpoints ====== | ====== Solar charge controller setpoints ====== | ||
- | Controller behavior is guided by // | + | [[electrical: |
===== charging setpoints ===== | ===== charging setpoints ===== | ||
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+ | Charging setpoints are configured in accordance with the battery manufacturer' | ||
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+ | Note that many less expensive charge controllers only have preconfigured presets like " | ||
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* **Float voltage (Vfloat)** - the voltage the battery bank is held at during [[electrical: | * **Float voltage (Vfloat)** - the voltage the battery bank is held at during [[electrical: | ||
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===== load setpoints ===== | ===== load setpoints ===== | ||
+ | Only present on controllers with LOAD outputs. | ||
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+ | * **Low voltage disconnect (Vlvd)** - voltage at which the controller turns off loads to prevent excessive battery discharge. | ||
+ | * **Low voltage reconnect (Vlvr)** - the setpoint at which the load is turned back on after recovering from Vlvd cutoff. | ||