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On 6/2/2011 9:03 AM, Darryl Thayer wrote:
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<div><span>Excellent comment tom, so true. I get concerned that
some of my experiences are a collection of exceptions. I
like Larry's comments because he has worked so many
systems. I have seen fires, but mostly because I have a
reputation and people wnat me to come and see what
happened. <br>
</span></div>
<div><span>Darryl<br>
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<br>
Now my question would be... Why ?<br>
<br>
I have to think that with more batteries in the system, they are
just not getting charged as well.<br>
<br>
If that's the case, I think this could be fixed. Haven't battery
chargers and education gotten<br>
better since 1967, Tom ?<br>
<br>
boB<br>
<br>
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Thursday, June 2, 2011 9:34 AM<br>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] 24 volt Battery Bank comparison<br>
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Rounded MT Bold"; color: green;">I
started selling and configuring battery systems
when I got out of the Army back
in 1967 I’m a marine electrician. In the boat
environment everybody tries to
make a big battery out of a bunch of small
batteries, Over the years this is
what I’ve witnessed; All else being equal.</span></font></div>
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parallel strings = 4 ½ to 5 ½ years Max</span></font></div>
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parallel strings = 5 ½ to 6 ½ years Max</span></font></div>
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color="green" face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span
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series string = 8 to 12 years Max</span></font></div>
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above seems to hold true if the charge settings,
Bulk, Absorb time and Voltage
are correctly set. But as we all know 85% of the
time this is not the case.</span></font></div>
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conclusion is that parallel configured banks just
about cut the life in half. </span></font></div>
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and smoked cigars chasing women until he was 102
years old. The same is true
with batteries… the exception but not the rule.</span></font></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Allan Sindelar<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
11:07 PM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [RE-wrenches] 24 volt
Battery Bank comparison</span></font><font
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style="font-size: 12pt;">I had done this a few
times in the distant past, and
also had done it in recent years on my own
previous battery bank (four strings
of S-530s - yes, I know; it was in anticipation of
future plans to upgrade to
48V, and two strings wouldn't have been enough).<br>
<br>
It worked fine - and that turned out to be a
problem. I had noticed reduced
capacity, but assumed foolishly that it was simply
to age and cycle life (going
on six years and three teenagers). Found out I had
two failed cells in two
different strings. The parallel connections
probably - I'm not sure here -
allowed the bank to perform more robustly and less
obviously weakened. It might
have even allowed the bank to perform as if both
failed cells had been in the
same string. But it also allowed me to not pay
enough attention to a
potentially serious problem by disguising it.<br>
<br>
I blame myself more than the parallel connectors
(just some #2 interconnects I
had lying around). I'm just not sure I would use
it on a customer's system.<br>
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On 6/1/2011 9:20 AM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<div><font size="4" color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial;">Does
it make any difference to do as boB recently
suggested
and inter-connect the strings? So in other words,
if you have two parallel
strings, what happens if you parallel each battery
in one string with the
battery in the other string? Has anyone tried
this? It might help insure more
balance between each series string.</span></font></div>
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2011 3:06am,
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12pt; font-family: Arial;">Hi boB,</span></font><font
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"
color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
12pt; font-family: Arial;">I would say
maintenance is a large issue - especially when
dealing with L-16's or the like,
as the number of cells & connections gets
large, i.e. 1000-1200AH @ 48VDC
is three (3) strings, 24 batteries and 72 cells.
Will a client water 24
cells...maybe - 72??</span></font><font size="4"
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"
color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
12pt; font-family: Arial;">However, from Tech
Support days, imbalance is the larger problem.
It seems to take 18 months
- 3 years and then you would get SG readings
where one (1) bank was perfect and
the other(s) is significantly lower......which
is hard to overcome without
effort (either break the banks & charge
independently or hammer the banks
and allow the high string to get even higher). </span></font><font
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"
color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
12pt; font-family: Arial;">One of the key take
aways that often gets overlooked is the proper
initial activation of the
strings. It is impossible for all cells to have
identical resting
voltage. During commissioning, each string
should be charged to
2.45-2.5VPC and held until all cells read the
same voltage. If running
multiple strings, then connect the strings and
run the entire bank at
2.45-2.5VPC until all cells measure the same
voltage. Now the bank is
well balanced and the chances of a major
imbalance are greatly reduced.
However, even after this effort, if you use an
amp clamp, you will notice
slight differences in the amount of current
being accepted by each bank.</span></font><font
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>>> boB Gudgel <a
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6/1/2011 5:00 AM >>><br>
On 5/31/2011 11:25 PM, Tom Elliot wrote:</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font
size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;">I totally
understand the concern about multiple
strings *if the strings are connected
across the battery bank* as had always
been the tradition in off-grid
installations. My own experience with
such a bank in my system
showed why when I had a single cell get
to near meltdown. I was lucky to
find it.</span></font></div>
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<br>
This might be a good reason for an installer to
have one of those FLIR (or
similar) thermal imager cameras. They're a bit
on the expensive
side, but could<br>
really be helpful for so many things. Even
just to know if you have
left a nut loose (under load of course)<br>
<br>
boB<br>
<br>
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Arial;">Maintenance is
another reason, such banks are far more
difficult to maintain. But I
think those concerns are ameliorated a
great deal with a buss bar installation
and once I did that I never had another
problem and found the battery bank much
easier to maintain because the strings
no longer had to be right next to each
other. Heck, it would be possible to
put each series string in its own
box for that matter. And with the
inclusion of string fuses that reduces
problems even further.</span></font></div>
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off-grid system my biggest concern was
system reliability and redundancy and
the idea of a single string failure was
a big worry which is why I never would
consider it.</span></font></div>
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OK, I've been hearing for years now that
one battery string is best and maybe
two but no more should be used.<br>
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What is the reason for this fear ???
What is the experience
with multiple strings in parallel ??<br>
<br>
If it is because of current sharing of
the strings, that shouldn't be an
insurmountable problem if the wiring is
done right.<br>
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If it has to do with the possibility of
fire, which Darryl mentioned, seems
that series string fuses could mitigate
the possibility of that issue, if
because of shorted cells, just like PV
combiners.<br>
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Or maybe it has to do with the trouble
of getting into the middle of a pile of
batteries ? Use battery boxes ?<br>
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The strings are in parallel and so they
all get the same voltage, theoretically
anyway if the connections are good.<br>
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I would think that the more strings, the
LESS stress on individual batteries,
not more. The current in each battery
should be less than it would be I
would think.<br>
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So what is the real experience ??<br>
<br>
Is a battery balancer the answer ??<br>
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