Amps and charging with a generator
If my 3 stage converter is rated at 55 amps, does this mean when it is hooked up to shore power, it can replenish an 80 amp hour (group 27 battery) in about 1.5 hours? ie. 80 / 55 = 1.45. Does 55 a...
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The state of the battery determines how much amps it's willing to accept regardless of the capabilities of the charger involved. The wiring to battery must be sufficient enough to deliver rated amperage of converter which is not always the case from the factory.
Secondly, most multi-stage converter chargers start out in bulk mode to quickly replenish your battery. Depending on the charging characteristics of your converter, this mode drops out before battery is fully charged, somewhere in the 80% to 90% range.
Absorption mode kicks in and finishes the process for the most part. Once converter shifts to float mode battery should be at or very near fully charged. Monitoring DC voltages on your rig can help determine which charging phase you converter is currently utilizing.
Along with solar, we use our generator to charge our pair of 6 volt GC2 batteries via our Iota IQ4 converter. Depending on battery SOC, we can get batteries up to the 85% to 90% range within a couple of hours of runtime. With good sun solar can do the job on it's own.
Secondly, most multi-stage converter chargers start out in bulk mode to quickly replenish your battery. Depending on the charging characteristics of your converter, this mode drops out before battery is fully charged, somewhere in the 80% to 90% range.
Absorption mode kicks in and finishes the process for the most part. Once converter shifts to float mode battery should be at or very near fully charged. Monitoring DC voltages on your rig can help determine which charging phase you converter is currently utilizing.
Along with solar, we use our generator to charge our pair of 6 volt GC2 batteries via our Iota IQ4 converter. Depending on battery SOC, we can get batteries up to the 85% to 90% range within a couple of hours of runtime. With good sun solar can do the job on it's own.
