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Charger - House Bank Sizing
Wayne.B wrote in
: Are you saying that all of the charging power is converted into heat? Eventually, yes. Whether it's the heat of the chemical reaction or the heat of the internal resistance....it all comes off as heat at some point. Putting batteries in an unvented, INSULATED box is a big mistake. Larry -- Please - Turn OFF cruise control when you turn on windshield wipers! |
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Charger - House Bank Sizing
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:04:57 +0000, Larry wrote:
Are you saying that all of the charging power is converted into heat? Eventually, yes. Whether it's the heat of the chemical reaction or the heat of the internal resistance....it all comes off as heat at some point. Putting batteries in an unvented, INSULATED box is a big mistake. Battery boxes should be vented, no question. The heat question is something else altogether. If all of the charging power were converted to heat, there would be no energy left over for creating a stored charge. Heat represents wasted energy in the charging process, usually 10 to 20% of the total. |
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