[RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour

2010-06-10 Thread Mick Abraham
Greetings, fellow Energy Techs~ A client has a nice new set of 2v Concorde AGM sealed batteries: 915 amp hours in one 24 volt string. His cabin is often unoccupied with only the refrigerator running. During those idle days the battery is called upon to deliver an average of 90 amp hours every

Re: [RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour

2010-06-10 Thread R Ray Walters
Mick, To calculate the lifetime amp-hrs, as you wanted, you first have to have the Cycle Life vs. DOD (depth of discharge) info for your battery, then multiply the cycles at your proposed DOD, by the amp hrs rating of the battery by the DOD% (cycle # x battery AMpHr x DOD%) One thing I can

Re: [RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour

2010-06-10 Thread Bell, Steve
From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Mick Abraham Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:02 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour Greetings

Re: [RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour

2010-06-10 Thread toddcory
I agree with that for floating flooded, wet cell lead antimony batteries... but flooded lead calcium cells are a more appropriate choice for floating banks on grid ties with backup. No cycling is necessary. Todd On Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:32pm, Bell, Steve sb...@sunwize.com said:I also