Maybe as long as the power consumption is below 100 watts or so. Once
you get into higher power requirements; maybe around 200 watts, I would
always start with a 48 volt system.
bp
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On 4/3/2018 7:35 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
Yeah, but if the entire thing is contained inside a 2' square box, the
difference in wiring between 48v and 24v isn't really anything to be
concerned about. I don't think there's much of a difference in
efficiency between upconverting and downconverting, and I can't see
what else is going to matter.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 8:09 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It's always easier to down-convert from 48V to 24V, mainly because
of the current considerations. 48 watts at 48 volts is one amp,
but when pulled from a 24V system, you end up with 2 amps. At 24
volts, the current demands can mean you have to use bigger wire to
support everything. At small wattages, not a big deal, but you
need to keep an eye on it.
bp
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On 4/3/2018 1:49 PM, Darin Steffl wrote:
Hey guys,
We're looking at fine tuning our DC power solution for sites
using more than 75w of power.
We're setting in with using the Traco BCMU-360 with a Meanwell
SDR-240-24 or 48 volts power supply.
If we're using the Traco UPS unit, is there any advantage to
using 24v vs 48v power supply? It will only be powering a Netonix
DC switch and the BCMU only needs a 12v battery.
Also, we're looking at SiteMonitor to monitor the battery voltage
and grid power as well. Do you recommend this or the Tycon
webmonitor (TPDIN)?
Thanks
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Darin Steffl
Minnesota WiFi
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