I have a set of two (older) 6v golf cart batteries wired in series for a
12.5-14.5 volt system. The capacity of this system (measured after an
inverter) is around 0.6 kWh, or around 30% of a "new" set of golf cart
batteries.
I also have a block of 6 Nissan leaf modules, 3 parallel 2 series, or
180 AH @ 16.4 volts fully charged.
If I were to connect the charged Leaf modules (16.4 volts) to the
discharged lead acid system (around 12.5 volts) with an 8' 10Ga jumper
cable, what would happen?
Obviously, the 180 AH of Nissan Leaf modules would be happy to provide
more amps than either the jumper cables or golf cart batteries can handle.
Since there is a 4 volt difference between the different battery banks,
a 0.1 ohm wire resistance would give 40 amps, but a 0.01 ohm wire
resistance would give 400 amps.
(10 Ga wire is good for 30 amps, and could probably handle 40 amps,
especially as the amps would go down over time as the voltages equalized...)
I'm most interested in knowing if the lead acid batteries will draw more
or less amps than the jumper cables can handle. (e.g. how resistance in
the Lead Acid batteries interacts with the rest of the system).
I figure somebody out there has some practical experience with
transferring energy from one battery chemistry to another?
Jay
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