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<font size=3>Friends:<br><br>
I am using a modified version of the Dankoff load chart (with credit
given) to calculate off-grid loads. There is a section where you
enter the maximum depth of discharge (DOD) for a battery bank. It
is my understanding that the maximum DOD for a lead acid battery bank is
50%.<br><br>
Is this correct in concept?<br><br>
Is this a correct value to enter in this cell?<br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
William Miller<br><br>
PS: I called Ronald Parades at Trojan before this e-mail was sent
and here is what he said: He recommends 20%-30% DOD. Any
greater DOD results in shorter battery life. He noted that in many
approaches a design criteria of multi-day autonomy which is rarely or
never used actually calculates into the final AH result as a virtual
decrease in DOD.<br><br>
Wm<br><br>
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Miller Solar<br>
Voice :805-438-5600<br>
email: william@millersolar.com<br>
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</a>License No. C-10-773985<br>
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