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SECTION 4 |
Principles of Operation
When a battery is fully charged, it will not require any further current for charging except
the very low Float Charge Current of around 0.1% of the Ampere Hour (Ah) capacity of the
battery. If a charging current higher than the self discharge current is continued to be fed to
a fully charged battery, it will lead to damage to the battery due to overcharging resulting
in overheating and loss of water due to excessive electrolysis (conversion of water to Oxygen
and Hydrogen). In these panels, overcharging is prevented by limiting the maximum charging
voltage to around 13.8 ± 0.5V at Float Current of around 0.1% of Ah capacity of the battery.
4.4 CHARGING A BATTERY BY A SOLAR PANEL USING A CHARGE
CONTROLLER
For full scale charging of a battery from a solar panel, the output of the solar panel is required
to be fed to the battery through a Charge Controller. The Charge Controller transforms the
input power from the solar panel to regulated voltage and current necessary to safely charge
the battery as per the required charging algorithm e.g. 2/3/4 Stage Charging Algorithm.
SECTION 5 |
Installation & Operation
5.1 CONNECTING CABLES
5.1.1 The panel comes with 10 ft., AWG #18 cable (3, Figs 2.1 / 2.2) with SAE Connector (4, Figs
2.1/2.2). The following Adapter Cable Sets have been provided for battery connection:
a) SAE to 12V Accessory Plug Adapter (Fig 2.3)
b) SAE to Ring Terminal Adapter (Fig 2.4)
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CAUTION!
Bare bullet type of terminal on the SAE Adapters (5 in Figs 2.3 and 2.4) will be carry-
ing +12VDC battery voltage when the Adapter is connected to the 12V battery. If this
bare 12V live terminal touches the Negative terminal of the battery or any metal por-
tion of the vehicle chassis (metal portion of vehicle chassis is connected to the battery
Negative), direct short circuiting of the battery will occur and the 10A Fuse inside
the Adapter will blow. Hence, ensure that the bare bullet type of terminal remains
covered and insulated all the time with the help of the Protection Cover (6 in Figs 2.3
and 2.4). The Protection Cover should be removed only when the SAE Connector is
mated with the SAE Connector on the solar panel wiring (4 in Figs 2.1 and 2.2).
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ATTENTION!
Bullet nu type de terminal sur l'adaptateurs SAE (5 Figures 2.3 et 2.4) fera l'alimentation +12 VCC Tension
de batterie quand l'adaptateur est connecté à la batterie de 12 V. Si ce terminal nu 12V live touche la
borne négative de la pile ou une partie métallique du châssis du véhicule (partie métallique du châssis du
véhicule est connecté à la borne négative de la batterie), court-circuit direct de la batterie va se produire et
le fusible 10A à l'intérieur de la carte va souffler. Par conséquent, s'assurer que le type de terminal bullet
nu reste couvert et isolé tout le temps avec l'aide de la couvercle de protection (6 Figures 2.3 et 2.4). Le
couvercle de protection doit être retiré uniquement lorsque le connecteur SAE est accouplé avec le con-
necteur SAE sur le câblage du panneau solaire (4 Figures 2.1 et 2.2).
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