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charge controller question

Posted by Chris Ivers on May 16, 2008, 01:38:19 PM

exactly does a charge controller do??

I ask because if the most important things I need to worry about are charge voltage from RE source, over-discharg, and over-charge... I belive I can make up a unit that will address these issues, really cheap....

I was wondering who els has tried this and what results did they have?

Posted by Chris Brown on May 16, 2008, 05:14:14 PM

Re: charge controller question (Reply #1)

There are several articles in the Learn section of our website about charge controllers:

http://howto.altenergystore.com/Library-Articles/Solar-Electric-Power-PV-Systems/Solar-Charge-Controllers/c16/

Almost all controllers will prevent over charging of the battery. If you get a unit that has a low voltage disconnect it will prevent over discharging. Once you read over the articles in the how to section you'll be ready to take a look at the wide selection of charge controllers we offer:

http://store.altenergystore.com/Charge-Controllers/c432/

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Posted by Thomas Allen Schmidt on May 18, 2008, 02:10:22 PM

Re: charge controller question (Reply #2)

The most basic of charge controllers simply monitors line/battery voltage and with voltage high and low set points opens or closes a contactor/solenoid.

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charge controller question

Posted by Chris Ivers on May 16, 2008, 01:38:19 PM

Posted by Chris Brown on May 16, 2008, 05:14:14 PM

Posted by Thomas Allen Schmidt on May 18, 2008, 02:10:22 PM

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