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--- electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints [2020/10/11 19:48]
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+++ electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints [2020/10/18 12:36]
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 ===== non-setpoint settings =====
-  * **Maximum charge rate:**  While maximum charge rates normally are immaterial to solar charging((lead batteries accept what they want rather than taking what they are given)), Trojan specfies a maximum of [[electrical:12v:battery_capacity|C]]/5, or 1/5th of the battery's capacity in Ah.
+  * **Maximum charge rate:**  While maximum charge rates normally are immaterial to solar charging((lead batteries accept what they want rather than taking what they are given)), Trojan specfies a maximum of [[electrical:12v:battery_capacity|C]]/5, or 1/5th of the battery's capacity in Ah for this flooded example.  C/3 is a common max for AGM.  Lithium max charge is typically stated as C/2 for maximum life.
-  * **Minimum charge rate:**  not stated in our example, but typical minimum charging values are ~C/10 for lead chemistries.
+  * **Minimum charge rate:**  not stated in our example, but typical minimum charging values are ~C/10 for flooded lead batteries, and ~C/5 for AGM. Lithium does not have a practical minimum rate so is not damaged by weak charging.

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