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Overbanking

Overbanking means having a lead-acid chemistry (flooded or AGM) bank oversized compared to available solar power. The solar:battery ratio would be something like 1:2.

Overbanked designs are generally found when a 'dweller wants to run large inverter loads and forgets how much power it takes to recharge the batteries fully every day. This leads to battery murder.

Lithium chemistries are not bothered by partial state of charge so overbanking is a non-issue for them.

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