[RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Frye
Folks, I have three strings of batteries cabled in parallel to a common buss bar. During charging, one string takes significantly less current than the others. What can I infer from this? Is the low current string healthier, presenting higher impedance due to a higher state of charge? Or is

Re: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current

2010-07-22 Thread Kent Osterberg
Mark, Do the interconnects total the same length in each string? There could be a bad connection somewhere in that string. But more than likely this behavior is the result of a cell (or cells) that has a high impedance because it is sulfated. How do the specific gravity numbers look. Kent

Re: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current

2010-07-22 Thread dan
if they're over like 5 years old, their number may well be on the board. good luck. dbDan BrownFoxfire Energy Corp.Renewable Energy Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-Energy.comNABCEP #092907-44 Original Message Subject: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current From

Re: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current

2010-07-22 Thread Mark Frye
OK, So no takers for the low current string being in a healthier, higher state of charge! Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303 Redbud Way Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 401-8024 http://www.berkeleysolar.com/ www.berkeleysolar.com ___

Re: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current

2010-07-22 Thread Exeltech
millivolts difference to reduce the current through a battery to something much less than would otherwise be flowing. Dan --- On Thu, 7/22/10, Mark Frye ma...@berkeleysolar.com wrote: From: Mark Frye ma...@berkeleysolar.com Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Imbalance In Multiple String Charging Current