REV020918
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For all installations:
•
Maintain identical wire lengths from each PHI 3.5 Battery terminal to the common bus.
•
Use identical wire construction from each PHI 3.5 Battery terminal to the common bus.
All PHI 3.5 Batteries are designed to serve at a fixed voltage range in parallel arrangements for
maximum available amperage and storage capacity.
PHI 3.5 Batteries
are not
designed to be
arranged in series for increased voltage
. Series arrangements can result in damage to the
Battery’s protective circuitry and
will void the Warranty
.
2.2.2 – Increasing Storage Capacity & Simple Parallel
Arrangements
Storage Capacity
and total available
Amperage
is increased incrementally with the number of
units in Parallel
arrangements. The following illustration shows two PHI 3.5 Batteries in
Parallel
.
For example, assume that these are 24V Batteries.
Note
the overall Voltage range is not changed. The arrangement remains at 24 Volts, the
available AH capacity (ability to provide 24 Volt power over time) has also been doubled with the
addition of a 2nd battery. The available amperage from the system has been doubled. The same
configuration should be applied to other parallel arrangements, whether they are 24V or 48V. See
Figure 1.3.
CAUTION:
PHI 3.5 Batteries are designed for parallel operation only. Do not arrange in series for increased
voltage. Wiring in series will void warranty.
Figure 2.0 – Two PHI 3.5 Batteries in Parallel
Figure 2.0 represents two PHI 3.5 Batteries in Parallel. Wire lengths from PHI Batteries should be
identical
in length and gauge in order to balance the load across (all) PHI Batteries in the
installation
. Identical wiring length is a critical feature of parallel power storage systems
that must be adhered to throughout all parallel wiring instructions.
