Paralleling 3 batteries in a balanced setup
Would like to open a discussion on paralleling 3 batteries in a balanced method. There seems to be only one option that is mentioned on the forum. I have suggested a second method that may be easier i...
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The obvous needs little if any elaboration by me...
Serious systems where there may be 24 individual cells, and perhaps four parallel banks are magnitudes more sensitive to imbalance than a bevey of three batteries. When I read elaborations regarding connection architecture and not one word about something ten times as important I give a shrug. I have seen properly divided batteries just as imbalanced by corrosion as I have end string connections with the caboose suffering inadequate charging which in practice is THE ONE AND ONLY characteristic of a non-inverter system that affects along parallel string. If enough time is alloted for charging even a caboose battery gets fed it's due. Milliohm connections coupled with milliohm bridge wiring only becomes a concern when a long tabulation of milliohms are added up. But limited TIME CHARGING and high applied discharge values demand equal resistances battery to source.
But AGAIN, 100 to 1 I have seen slightly oxidized connections toss complex wiring architecture into the rubbish bin. And again this is directed at high rate charging and discharging systems.
Serious systems where there may be 24 individual cells, and perhaps four parallel banks are magnitudes more sensitive to imbalance than a bevey of three batteries. When I read elaborations regarding connection architecture and not one word about something ten times as important I give a shrug. I have seen properly divided batteries just as imbalanced by corrosion as I have end string connections with the caboose suffering inadequate charging which in practice is THE ONE AND ONLY characteristic of a non-inverter system that affects along parallel string. If enough time is alloted for charging even a caboose battery gets fed it's due. Milliohm connections coupled with milliohm bridge wiring only becomes a concern when a long tabulation of milliohms are added up. But limited TIME CHARGING and high applied discharge values demand equal resistances battery to source.
But AGAIN, 100 to 1 I have seen slightly oxidized connections toss complex wiring architecture into the rubbish bin. And again this is directed at high rate charging and discharging systems.
