Re: [RE-wrenches] unique battery bank design question

[Allan Sindelar]

mac, Don't tap off various voltages. Use DC-DC converters for any voltage other than nominal. Anything else will lead to uneven charging and shortened life. Allan Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenergysolar.com NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician Positive Energy, Inc. 3201 Calle Marie Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 505 424-1112 www.positiveenergysolar.com On 9/1/2011 1:52 PM, mac Lewis wrote: Hello wrenches, I have a battery bank questions.  I have an Oil & Gas client interested in setting up an off-grid control system that has a various DC loads at 12VDC, 24 VDC and 48 VDC.  My thought is to build a 48 V battery bank and tap off the bank at various points to create a 12V bus, 24V bus and 48V bus.  I am a bit concerned about unequal loading of the batteries.  Has anyone dealt with something like this that would like to share some insight? Thanks -- Mac Lewis "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org

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