Fw: L-16s Like Higher Voltages [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

Interesting observation. I notice that off-grid people value their
evening quiet time and prefer to run the generator/charger during the
day when pumping water, doing shop work, laundry and other occasional
loads or on Monday morning during chores to make up for any weekend
deficit.

Drake Chamberlin - Electrical Energy wrote:
> 
> This information seems to indicate that a little different charging
> strategy might improve battery life.  The standard approach, with many
> people, is to let batteries get as much charge as possible during the day,
> and then to fire up the generator and bulk charge in the evening, when the
> batteries drop to low levels.
> 
> First of all we can set the charge control higher.  Bulk charge the
> batteries in the morning with the generator, at least once a week.  Let the
> batteries get the finish charge from the array during the day.  This is
> often practical, as the loads are often low during the day when people are
> at work and the sun is shining on the modules.
> 
> This would maintain efficiency by using the generator to bulk charge, and
> allowing the modules to finish charge.
> 
> Drake

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