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Appendix B – Battery Information
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Figure B-4, Battery Bank Wiring Examples
12-volt battery bank (one string of one 12-volt battery)
12-volt battery bank (one string of two 6-volt batteries wired in series)
to 12 VDC
inverter
(total capacity
= 200 AH)
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC)
to 12 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 100 AH)
String
(12 VDC @ 100 AH)
overcurrent protection
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC)
12-volt battery bank
(2 strings of two 6-volt batteries wired in series & connected in parallel)
overcurrent protection
Parallel String (200 AH + 200 AH)
12-volt battery bank (parallel two 12-volt batteries)
to 12 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 200 AH)
Parallel String
(100 AH + 100 AH)
overcurrent protection
12 volts
(100 AH)
overcurrent protection
6 volts
(200 AH)
6 volts
(200 AH)
12 volts
(100 AH)
12 volts
(100 AH)
6 volts
(200 AH)
6 volts
(200 AH)
6 volts
(200 AH)
6 volts
(200 AH)
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC)
to 12 VDC
inverter
(total capacity
= 400 AH)