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Article #8171Re: Batteries and Solar Panels
From: Narendra J Kulkarni
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 1990 02:07
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 1990 02:07
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The batteries also need to be matched for voltage & capacity, if you are usin g 6V batteries in series to make a 12V battery, you need to match the AH ca pacity, also if you are connecting the two or more 12V batteries in parallel to increase the AH capacity, they should be matched for open ckt voltage with in few 100 mV, otherwise u can use isolation diodes, low voltage schottky diodes while paralleling the batteries, this will prevent the battery with hi gher voltage from trying to charge the other battery, also try to include some type of overcharging protection, use a relay to disconnect the battery if the open ckt voltage of a 12V battery becomes 13.6v or above
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!bu.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!Nandu From: Nandu@cup.portal.com (Narendra J Kulkarni) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Batteries and Solar Panels Message-ID: <35641@cup.portal.com> Date: 6 Nov 90 02:07:19 GMT References: <1990Nov5.145018.4481@pegasus.com> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 9