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electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints [2017/10/26 21:47] frater_secessus [load setpoints] |
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====== Solar charge controller setpoints ====== | ====== Solar charge controller setpoints ====== | ||
- | Controller behavior is guided by // | + | [[electrical: |
===== charging setpoints ===== | ===== charging setpoints ===== | ||
- | | + | Charging setpoints are configured in accordance with the battery manufacturer' |
- | * **Absorption | + | |
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+ | Note that simpler charge controllers only have preconfigured presets like " | ||
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+ | * **Float voltage (Vfloat)** - the voltage the battery bank is held at during [[electrical: | ||
+ | * **Maximum charge rate: | ||
+ | * **Minimum charge rate: | ||
+ | * **Temperature compensation** - how the voltage setpoints are adjusted for temperature. | ||
+ | * **Absorption termination** - the amount of current (or percentage of capacity) Absorption falls to before completion. | ||
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+ | Less common setpoints: | ||
* **Absorption duration** - the amount of time Vabs will be held until dropping to Vfloat. | * **Absorption duration** - the amount of time Vabs will be held until dropping to Vfloat. | ||
- | * **Absorption termination** - the amount of current (or percentage of capacity) Absorption must fall to before dropping to Vfloat. | ||
* **Absorption restart** - voltage (or duration) at which Absorption stage after failing to maintain Vfloat | * **Absorption restart** - voltage (or duration) at which Absorption stage after failing to maintain Vfloat | ||