Solar and Inverter combo question
hi all, i tried searching but did not find specifically what i was looking for. I have a generator hooked to my inverter which charges my battery. I would also like to connect a solar panel ...
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I run an off grid system for a small cabin that has all the systems(fridge, heating, power A/C and D/C, lights etc.)like a camper. I have 6 6 volt battery's wired series/parallel for 12 volts , 1500 watt inverter, 4 stage 60 amp charger powered by a 3500 watt generator, 400 watt wind charger with internal regulator, 600 watts solar with adjustable controller.
Over the last 10 years there have been many, many days that all three have been running at the same time. Battery's do not care where their charge comes from. You just need to make sure your charge sources have a control for regulated charging and prevent back feed.
If you are trying to get your charge sources to charge at the same time forget about. It is nearly impossible to get everything to charge at the same rate. The battery will accept the one with the highest voltage, not amperage. Even a couple of tenths of a volt will decide what source the battery will accept.
For example when the sun goes behind a cloud and the solar voltage drops the charger takes over. Or if the generator runs out of gas and the wind is blowing the wind charger take over the charging.
When one system is charging the others just coast and dump their power how ever they are built to do it.
Bottom line, if you have more then one charge system with the correct regulator on it no issues
Over the last 10 years there have been many, many days that all three have been running at the same time. Battery's do not care where their charge comes from. You just need to make sure your charge sources have a control for regulated charging and prevent back feed.
If you are trying to get your charge sources to charge at the same time forget about. It is nearly impossible to get everything to charge at the same rate. The battery will accept the one with the highest voltage, not amperage. Even a couple of tenths of a volt will decide what source the battery will accept.
For example when the sun goes behind a cloud and the solar voltage drops the charger takes over. Or if the generator runs out of gas and the wind is blowing the wind charger take over the charging.
When one system is charging the others just coast and dump their power how ever they are built to do it.
Bottom line, if you have more then one charge system with the correct regulator on it no issues
