I think most people are charging their banks to a capacity of 80 to 90 percent in order to extend the number if cycles the bank will last for. In order to measure capacity, a shunt/coulomb meter is typically used to count amps in and out and display state of charge. These systems require a periodic full charging of the bank to reset the amp counter and calibrate the state of charge value.
I am wondering if anyone is doing a full charge once a week (or month or...?)
One thought I had to automate this was to set up my charge controllers to charge the bank daily to 90% using a standard bulk/absorb cycle and then use the equalize function to periodically bring the bank to 100%. (EQ voltage would be set to the same voltage as the absorb voltage) Basically, the EQ cycle would just be additional time the bank is charged at the constant voltage stage.
Thoughts?
I am wondering if anyone is doing a full charge once a week (or month or...?)
One thought I had to automate this was to set up my charge controllers to charge the bank daily to 90% using a standard bulk/absorb cycle and then use the equalize function to periodically bring the bank to 100%. (EQ voltage would be set to the same voltage as the absorb voltage) Basically, the EQ cycle would just be additional time the bank is charged at the constant voltage stage.
Thoughts?