antonj
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Post by antonj on Nov 5, 2018 14:32:33 GMT
I had a 400 watt kit installed on my 5th wheel. I now have a battery bank that includes four 6 volt golf cart batteries wired to provide 12volts and 2 group 27 twelve volt batteries. I get volt, amps and kwh readouts cycling through on my controller. What do these readouts mean to me? I think I know on the volts, but I am not sure what the amps and kwh readouts mean as a practical matter.
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Post by tattoo on Nov 5, 2018 15:13:43 GMT
I had a 400 watt kit installed on my 5th wheel. I now have a battery bank that includes four 6 volt golf cart batteries wired to provide 12volts and 2 group 27 twelve volt batteries. I get volt, amps and kwh readouts cycling through on my controller. What do these readouts mean to me? I think I know on the volts, but I am not sure what the amps and kwh readouts mean as a practical matter. What are the readings your getting?
What is the voltage first thing in the morning?
What controller do you have?
I'm not sure you have enough panels to charge all of those batteries properly...
Do your batteries ever go into float mode?
How much draw in watts are you using each day?
KWH= 1000watts
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Post by bupkis on Nov 6, 2018 13:36:20 GMT
volts is usually battery voltage
amps is an instantaneous reading, usually the amps going to the battery.
kWh is cumulative power that has gone to the battery, amps times volts = watts, add time and ya get watt-hr.
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