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I have a question regarding batteries. The use is for powering a cabin
110v inverter which see's weekend use a couple times a month, max power at 110v is maybe 150 watts and the temperature in the winter can get very cold ( a lake nearby gets 3 foot of ice on it). Except for the very cold temps, this system is probably very similar to what would be needed on a boat. I have a gas 110v generarator and a "big ol" analog transformer battery charger that puts out 50 amp that I currently use for charging 12 volt batteries - and also I currently damaged several 105 amp gell cell batteries by overcharging with this system.. If I cant buy this, Im going to design and build a circuit which basically has a solid state switch between the charger and the battery and another solid state switch between the battery and the inverter. This circuit will monitor the battery voltage and shut off the input from the charger if some high voltage is reached and will shut off the switch to the inverter if a low voltage is reached. Both "decisions" will only be based on the battery voltage. Since I wont be deep discharging, I dont think I need the gel cell batteries. I do like the 50 amp charge rate because the gas generator is on for less time. So here's a list of what I think are my requirements: * batteries will be inside the cabin (ie, emissions from the battery could be a porblem) * batteries my sit for weeks - maybe even a month at very cold temps * charge at up to 50 amps * never get a deep dishcharge (based on monitoring voltage of the battery) * never get an overcharge (based on monitoring voltage of the battery) * I want about 200 amp-hour total Im thinking I can get by with much cheaper battiers than gel cell but may also have to get a trickle solar charger to keep the batteries charged when the place is vacant for a long time. I also have heard that uncharged batteries (what type I dont know) are more suseptable to damage from freezing if left uncharged.. Any advice is very much appreciated, wh |
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