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What is the cheapest way to upgrade to 36v system from 24v?

kaizday

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Hello, my current set up is a 24v 100ah, 12/24v renogy controller, and a 24/36/48v inverter. I am looking to upgrade from the 24v to 36v, so beside getting another controller, is there any other way (budget preferred) to support charging my pack at a higher voltage?

Thanks so much in advance.
 
Yup
36v stuff is fading away.
24v, will probably be next.
12v and 48v, will be around for a long time.
i doubt 24v will ever go away. well least while we still have humans driving semi trucks.

36v is a no go. There are virtually no inverters out there to choose from and even less solar charge controllers. While the scooter batteries seemed like a good deal, the reality is unless you take them apart and convert them to either 24v or 48v there isnt much you can do with them for solar.
 
I am looking to upgrade from the 24v to 36v, so beside getting another controller, is there any other way (budget preferred) to support charging my pack at a higher voltage?
Normally, the voltage coming into the controller from the solar array is of a higher voltage than what the controller feeds into the battery. That's how MPPT works.

Could you go into more detail as to why exactly you see the need to charge at a higher voltage? Is your wiring getting hot, or are you trying to increase capacity? Is it because of the amp limit of your controller? I can see that your battery capacity at 100Ah is rather small. As an alternative to implementing just one more battery to make 36V, buy one more, and do either 2S2P at 24V or 4S1P at 48V.

How much solar do you already have? With that 24V Renogy controller, you can go up to 40A, so at 25V charging that works out to be 40A X 25Vcharging X 1.175fudgefactor = 1175W of panels. Call that four 300W panels. Realisticly, you need about 750W to properly keep that 2S2P sized battery charged. (200Ah/8) X 25Vcharging X 1.175FF = 735W.
 
Normally, the voltage coming into the controller from the solar array is of a higher voltage than what the controller feeds into the battery. That's how MPPT works.

Could you go into more detail as to why exactly you see the need to charge at a higher voltage? Is your wiring getting hot, or are you trying to increase capacity? Is it because of the amp limit of your controller? I can see that your battery capacity at 100Ah is rather small. As an alternative to implementing just one more battery to make 36V, buy one more, and do either 2S2P at 24V or 4S1P at 48V.

How much solar do you already have? With that 24V Renogy controller, you can go up to 40A, so at 25V charging that works out to be 40A X 25Vcharging X 1.175fudgefactor = 1175W of panels. Call that four 300W panels. Realisticly, you need about 750W to properly keep that 2S2P sized battery charged. (200Ah/8) X 25Vcharging X 1.175FF = 735W.
Yeah, i am getting a 12v for my kayak, and thought maybe i can put it into use on those time i dont go out kayaking.

I'll save up for another battery and will go w 2s2p then. I do have a little over 1k array.

Thanks y'all for your comment.
 

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