Call Alpha and ask them. Their tech support is great and very helpful. On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh the stuff that one guy in the alley had on a Tuesday night. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 8:54 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What the heck are u smokin ... Must be some good stuff LOL >> I think ur confusing series and parallel circuits??? >> >> >> On 06/13/2016 05:31 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> If you wire 4 batteries in series that's 12v =) >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:27 PM, George Skorup <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Does not compute. If he's running four 75ah batteries in series to get a >>> 48VDC battery, then he gets 75Ah. >>> >>> On 6/13/2016 5:24 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>> Oh you're complicating the question...I think. >>> >>> The capacity from one 75ah is simply quadrupled in your case. You have >>> 300ah. When you add another (identical) battery you're adding >>> capacity/runtime linearly. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Sterling Jacobson < >>> <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yeah, the Alpha will calculate this, but I need to know how to >>>> calculate Peukerts Number. >>>> >>>> Or if I’m just running a simple series of four 12v for 48 volts is 1.1 >>>> just the default I should use? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Do I add up all the four 75ah ratings per battery and use that as the >>>> rated battery capacity number at 300ah? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman >>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 13, 2016 4:20 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Peukert Number >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Peukert's formula, T = C / In (or C = T * In), where C is theoretical >>>> capacity (in amp-hours, equal to actual capacity at one amp), I is current >>>> (in amps), T is time (in hours), and n is the Peukert number for the >>>> battery. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://www.csgnetwork.com/batterylifecalc.html> >>>> http://www.csgnetwork.com/batterylifecalc.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> This? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Sterling Jacobson < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Been reviewing my site capacity/UPS/Batteries. >>>> >>>> Our Alpha's have a Peukert Number to help identify and tweak capacity >>>> in remaining amp hours. >>>> >>>> Can someone give me the short of this calculation? >>>> >>>> That is, if I have four 12v batteries run in series that are 75AH each? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
