24V battery bank with solar - pros and cons
Hmmm.... should I go with a 24V Battery bank? I am in the planning phase of a 800 to 1,000 Watt solar system for my 5th wheel. I am thinking maybe a Morningstar TS-MPPT-60 charge controller and 4 ...
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Ground Loop 101
Pretty easy to contain the entire circuit, alt, reg, battery and inverter totally insulated. Fishing vessels do not use a grounded hull for obvious propeller and zinc-eating reasons. Different on an RV. Flaunting my precautionary note will prove to be pricey.
The issue for the 32 battery bank is a set of four 8-volt batteries.
The Kelley II had 480, 3-phase, 240 three phase, 240 and 120 single phase, 24 - and 12 volt DC systems. Every light switch was a T rated toggle. A pair. 120, and 24 adjacent to one another. When the generator, hydraulic and main engines were online I had a veritable festival of alternators and batteries that needed to be managed. Since the alternators were self-excited, rectifier type isolation was out of the question. Ever try to manage an engine that had two starter motors? 90 degree learning curve.
Pretty easy to contain the entire circuit, alt, reg, battery and inverter totally insulated. Fishing vessels do not use a grounded hull for obvious propeller and zinc-eating reasons. Different on an RV. Flaunting my precautionary note will prove to be pricey.
The issue for the 32 battery bank is a set of four 8-volt batteries.
The Kelley II had 480, 3-phase, 240 three phase, 240 and 120 single phase, 24 - and 12 volt DC systems. Every light switch was a T rated toggle. A pair. 120, and 24 adjacent to one another. When the generator, hydraulic and main engines were online I had a veritable festival of alternators and batteries that needed to be managed. Since the alternators were self-excited, rectifier type isolation was out of the question. Ever try to manage an engine that had two starter motors? 90 degree learning curve.
