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[email protected]> wrote:
> Regulation. If you directly tie the batteries to the panels you could
> overcharge them. There has to be some kind of governer in the system to
> keep the panels from ruining the batteries.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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> Behalf Of keith vansickle
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:47
> To:
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> Subject: Re: [EVDL] input to battery chargers
>
> why go to all the work and expense and electronic losses of adding an
> inverter/charger loop when you can go directly from the solar panels to
> the batteries??
>
> --- "
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[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I am getting to the next design phase of my car. I am changing the
> > voltage from 120V of SLA batteries to 96V of flooded. The SLA are
> > still good, but I need more range than what they give. So I have a
> > thought to buy some solar panels to keep the SLA batteries charged,
> > and then run the battery charger off an inverter to charge my car.
> > This way, I hope to be able to reduce the electric bill slightly.
> > Does this sound feasible? I don't think the solar panels, which will
> > be mounted on my house, will completely supply enough power, but some.
>
> > So if this idea works, would I need to get a pure sine inverter to run
>
> > the charger? Or is a modified sine inverter sufficient? The modified
>
> > are much less expensive, so that would be nice. But I don't want to
> > destroy the charger. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
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