<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>jay,</div><div><br></div><div>The diversion control has nothing to do with battery current, it is to control voltage. Without it, over-voltage will occur anytime more charge current is available than the battery is accepting. A healthy small battery bank current can be as low as 0.6 amperes for flooded and AGM or GEL technology as low as 0.1 amperes.</div><div><br></div><div>Larry Crutcher</div><div>Starlight Solar Power Systems<br></div>
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls<br>
From: jay peltz <<a href="mailto:jay@asis.com">jay@asis.com</a>><br>
Date: Thu, November 22, 2012 12:22 pm<br>
To: RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
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Hi William<br>
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If the hydro is only 2 amps, I would argue that you don't diversion at all.<br>
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The float current expect for a really small battery bank is higher than that.<br>
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So unless you want/need it for some other reason, I would not install one.<br>
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jay<br>
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peltz power<br>
On Nov 22, 2012, at 11:18 AM, William Miller wrote:<br>
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> David:<br>
> <br>
> Interesting idea. The added benefit is if the relay gets stuck, it won't destroy the battery bank.<br>
> <br>
> The diversion load must equal or exceed the output of the hydro, correct? The load we have will draw 38 amps at 24 vdc, the hydro will put out 2 amps. Sounds like I have enough headroom<br>
> <br>
> Thanks again to all of you.<br>
> <br>
> William<br>
> <br>
> At 08:32 PM 11/21/2012, David Katz wrote:<br>
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>> William,<br>
>> I always connect the hydro side of the diode to the diversion load with the contactor, so I don't pull the battery down while regulating. The diversion load must draw enough current to pull the hydro voltage below the absorb voltage. Use ohms law to calculate the resistance.<br>
>> David Katz<br>
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