[RE-wrenches] 24 vs. 48

[Nathan Jones]

Mark,
It would seem to be a wash. As the voltage is halved the amperage is doubled in the battery bank. This would seem to require doubling the charging amperage so nothing is gained. On a system of any size the 48 volt gets the default nod here. Charge controllers handle twice the solar. Parallel battery strings are eliminated, or at least held to two. Wire sizing might be reduced on the low voltage side of things. And much easier future expansion possibilities, too.
Cheers,
Nathan Jones
Power Source Solar Inc


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On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 10:56 AM CST Mark Frye wrote:

>Not really on topic to Jay's question, but...
>
>Is 48v always better than 24v?
>
>How important is bulk charging current to overall battery life?
>
>In some cases, isn't it better to use a 24v inverter/charger which can
>develop a higher charge current for a battery bank that has a higher AH
>rating?
> 
>Mark Frye
>Berkeley Solar Electric Systems
>303 Redbud Way
>Nevada City,  CA 95959
>(530) 401-8024
>www.berkeleysolar.com 
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz
>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:43 AM
>To: RE-wrenches
>Subject: [RE-wrenches] battery buss bars
>
>Hi All,
>
>Where do I find buss bars for a battery parallel problem?
>
>I've got to fix a brand new ( not me) system, that has 4 sets of L-16's at
>24v.
>Yea yea why didn't they go to 48?
>
>So I want to use buss bars to parallel them, and looking for premade ones.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Jay
>
>Peltz power
>
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