Samlexpower PST-100S-12E Owner's Manual - Section 7 |
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terminalofBattery4isconnectedtothePositiveterminalofBattery3.TheNegative
terminalofBattery3isconnectedtothePositiveterminalofBattery2.TheNegative
terminalofBattery2isconnectedtothePositiveterminalofBattery1.TheNegativeter-
minalofBattery1becomestheNegativeterminalofthe24Vbatterybank.
Parallel connection
Fig 7.3: Parallel Connection
Whentwoormorebatteriesareconnectedinparallel,theirvoltageremainsthesame
buttheirAhcapacitiesaddup.fig.7.3aboveshows4piecesof12V,100Ahbatteries
connectedinparalleltoformabatterybankof12Vwithacapacityof400Ah.Thefour
PositiveterminalsofBatteries1to4areparalleled(connectedtogether)andthiscom-
monPositiveconnectionbecomesthePositiveterminalofthe12Vbank.Similarly,the
fourNegativeterminalsofBatteries1to4areparalleled(connectedtogether)andthis
commonNegativeconnectionbecomestheNegativeterminalofthe12Vbatterybank.
Series – Parallel connection
Fig. 7.4: Series-Parallel Connection
figure7.4aboveshowsaseries–parallelconnectionconsistingoffour6V,200AHbat-
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General Information on Batteries for
Powering Inverters
12V
12V
12V
12V
Battery 1
Battery 3
Battery 2
Battery 4
Cable “A”
Cable “B”
12V Inverter
or 12V Charger
6V
6V
6V
6V
12V String 1
12V String 2
Battery 1
Battery 3
Battery 2
Battery 4
12V Inverter
or 12V Charger
Cable “A”
Cable “B”