Hi Colin. No limits beyond battery C rate limits.
I've got 3 CC and 4 dump loads (3 AC and 1 DC). Biggest issue is getting them synced to the same voltage. Set points don't need to match. Jay Peltz power. Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Colin Vogt <v...@cinci.rr.com> wrote: > Wrenches, > What considerations are there for the number of charge controllers that can > be in a stand-alone system with a single battery bank? If one uses MPPT > controllers, then one would want (I think) a different controller for > different module orientations. That is, if one had a couple modules at one > azimuth/tilt angle you would have a controller for that, and another > controller for a module at a different azimuth/tilt angle. Also, I can see > having a controller to turn on yard lights (Morningstar makes one, although > it is not an MPPT type and is of limited capacity). Could also one have a > controller for diversion loads? And also a controller for a wind generator? > So I can see where a stand-alone system might have 4 or maybe even more > controllers, all tied into the same battery bank. Are there any > considerations for a system like this? For instance, do the setpoints for > all controllers need to match? > Colin Vogt > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
