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MEXICOWANDERER
Mar 10, 2014Explorer
Serious information expresses wattage in kWh. It is useful in design applications especially where batteries with different construction are being considered. For instance a calcium / calcium telephone communications power backup system will deliver significantly more wattage when discharging from 100% SOC to 80% SOC.
Time spent at outage, versus watts needed to support equipment will reveal an optimum battery bank size. No maintenance and low self-discharge rates also come into play.
Where wattage could make a difference in RV design would be sizing a dedicated bank of batteries for use with an inverter and high load device like a microwave or convection oven.
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Time spent at outage, versus watts needed to support equipment will reveal an optimum battery bank size. No maintenance and low self-discharge rates also come into play.
Where wattage could make a difference in RV design would be sizing a dedicated bank of batteries for use with an inverter and high load device like a microwave or convection oven.
Salesman at work.
Buzzword IS "the word".
Something new for the boss or get laid off.
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