You need to know the Locked Rotor Amps (LRA) and the pump class for the pump, there are calculators on the web that can help you size an inverter for that application.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Allan Sindelar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:allan@positiveenergysolar.com">allan@positiveenergysolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Esteemed fellow Wrenches,<br>
We need to size a battery bank for a GTWB just for starting a well
pump. The well is on its own meter, so as long as the battery
voltage does not crash when the pump starts there will be plenty of
capacity left over for minimal loads. We'll be using sealed
batteries, most likely Concorde SunXtenders. According to
theSunXtender Technical Manual, Concordes can handle up to a C/0.2
charge rate (500A for a 100Ah battery), but there is no discussion
of maximum discharge rates or voltage drop due to large surge loads.<br>
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The pump is 3HP and is conventional 3-wire, not soft-start. The well
is 940ft. and the depth to water is unknown. It pumps into a
pressure tank, not open discharge. Customers are not interested in
replacing the pump, but might be talked into adding a soft start
Franklin controller, although at this preliminary design stage we're
not certain one is available for this particular model. The inverter
would be a Radian, so system voltage is 48V.<br>
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I would think that configuration would make a difference, as well as
size. Using 12V batteries in series/parallel would minimize
interconnect and terminal resistance. I think that it would also
allow multiple paths for discharge current, reducing the voltage
dip.<br>
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What's your best guess at the smallest size battery bank that would
reliably start this pump, and how would it best be configured? <br>
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Thank you,<br>
Allan<br>
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