Renogy batteries and charging
I am thinking about putting Renogy lithium-iron batteries in by RV but Renogy sales tells me that I need a charger made specifically for that type of battery. I currently have a Magnum ME2012 charger...
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Groover wrote:
This is what is in the manual on-line: "• Standard Charge shall consist of charging at 0.2C constant current rate until the battery reaches 14.6V.
The battery shall then be charged at a constant voltage of 14.6V while tapering the charge current.
Charging will terminate when the charging current has tapered to a 0.02CA."
Make sure this is a manual for your particular battery. Since Renogy is in batteries business now, God knows what other batteries they might sell.
Applying charging current after full charge is not very common with Li. In fact, applying any current after 90-95% of full charge is not a good idea with Li, the detail that manufacturers prefer not to mention. Get a charging graph V vs SOC% for your battery and stay within 30-90%. 40-50% while in prolonged storage.
