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OK, here's my last post on this thread, forwarding Eric's off list
reply. Nada mas, I promise, as the circle is complete.<br>
<div class="moz-forward-container">Allan<br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Allen,</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">That is the concern. While it
wouldn't
hurt the controller to remain in bulk indefinitely,</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif"> it wouldn't be good for the
batteries
if they were < 50% and the load would not allow voltage to
climb.</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Eric Bentsen<br>
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<font size="3">Eric,<br>
Thanks for sticking with me on this. OK, that makes more sense.
You're
not saying that it's an unregulated float, but only that float
will allow
load to pass through as needed to maintain float voltage, up to
the limit
of either the available array or the controller's capacity,
whichever is
less. <br>
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I still wonder whether a modest load on the charge during bulk
would likely
prevent the controller from ever reaching the bulk voltage,
given that
the module would be operating above its MPP knee, and thus with
greatly
reduced current (depending on temperature and other factors). If
that occurred,
would the controller just stay in bulk mode indefinitely?<br>
Allan</font><br>
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