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Operation
4.4.1.1
Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
Figure 22 – (Ideal charging of an SLA battery)
SLA Battery Type (Pre-set values):
Stage 1: CC @ 0.45A – stop when V reaches 14.4V (+ 5hr time limit).
Stage 2: CV @ 14.4V – stop when I falls to 0.12A (+ 3hr time limit).
Stage 3: CV @ 13.65V – stop when I falls to 0.0A (that is never) (+ no time limit).
LV Control: Disconnect if Battery V < 10.0V: Reconnect if Battery V > 11.0V.
4.4.2
Charging Process
This chapter contains the following subsections:
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4.4.2.1
Charging Source
The solar charger can be supplied from a constant DC source or solar panel, to optimize battery changing and maintain
good battery conditioning the charger need to know what type of source is being fed into it. The following describes how
the solar charger handles operation varies depending on changer source:
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