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--- electrical:12v:alt_and_solar [2025/01/07 17:10]
frater_secessus [how alternator charging helps]
+++ electrical:12v:alt_and_solar [2025/08/23 22:14] (current)
frater_secessus [putting it all together]
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 ===== optimal alternator contribution =====
-Broadly speaking, //alternator charging is most effective in the morning// and //solar charging is most effective at local solar noon//.  This pattern is most evident when using isolators/relays and/or lead chemistry batteries, and less evident when using [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] and/or lithium chemistries.
+Note:  this section talks about alternator contribution but also applies to generators.
+Broadly speaking, //alternator charging are most effective in the morning// and //solar charging is most effective at local solar noon//.  This pattern is most evident when using isolators/relays and/or lead chemistry batteries, and less evident when using [[electrical:12v:b2b|DC-DC chargers]] and/or lithium chemistries.
 There are several factors in play here.
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 ==== putting it all together ====
-Alternator((or generator)) charging is most helpful/efficient((Ah replaced for a  given amount of engine runtime)) in the morning when the bank voltage and state of charge are lowest.  This may mean shifting driving errands to mornings or rainy days.
+Alternator (or generator) charging is most helpful/efficient((Ah replaced for a  given amount of engine runtime)) in the morning when the bank voltage and state of charge are lowest.  This may mean shifting driving errands to mornings or rainy days.

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