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Appendix B – Battery Information
Figure B-5, Battery Bank Wiring Examples (24-volt)
24-volt battery bank (one string of four 6-volt batteries wired in series)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
overcurrent
protection
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
24-volt battery bank (one string of two 12-volt batteries wired in series)
Series String
(12 VDC + 12 VDC)
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
overcurrent
protection
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
24-volt battery bank (two strings of four 6-volt batteries wired in series and connected in parallel)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
overcurrent
protection
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
6 VDC
battery
(200 AH)
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC
+ 6 VDC + 6 VDC)
Parallel String (200 AH + 200 AH)
24-volt battery bank (two strings of two 12-volt batteries wired in series and connected in parallel)
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
overcurrent
protection
Series String
(12 VDC + 12 VDC)
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
12 VDC
battery
(100 AH)
Series String
(12 VDC + 12 VDC)
Parallel String (100 AH + 100 AH)
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC
+ 6 VDC + 6 VDC)
Series String
(6 VDC + 6 VDC
+ 6 VDC + 6 VDC)
to 24 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 100 AH)
to 24 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 200 AH)
to 24 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 200 AH)
to 24 VDC inverter
(total capacity = 400 AH)