Chargeverter hook up question.

[rfbuehler]

I’m building an off grid setup.

I have a generator that will fire up on a contact closure (2 wire start)

I have 12 Lifepower4 batteries in two banks 60Kwh of battery.

I have a Chargeverter that I’ll be hooking up.

Can I leave it connected to the battery bank permanently so on low SOC, I’ll fire up the genset which in turn will power the Chargeverter,
I plan on an 80A charge. My solar provides me with a 200A charge on sunny days.

I have the ability to put a contactor on the battery bank side so with my Plc I can start Gen, run till stable then close dc, then close ac and reverse the steps to power off stop the ac open the dc the stop the genset.

Any thoughts or can I just leave it connected to the dc side.

Thanks.

 

[B-Mod]

Can leave dc connected, no issues

 

[dougbert]

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[rfbuehler]

Good that’s what I want to do, so much cleaner.

 

[ksmithaz1]

This has the benefit of eliminating the huge spike when you flip the breaker on the CV. There is a small leech keeping the cap charged.

 

[timselectric]

My DC side is always connected and on.
AC side is controlled automatically as needed.

 

[dougbert]

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awesome system you have there B-Mod