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7.15 SERIES AND PARALLEL CONNECTION OF BATTERIES
7.15.1 Series Connection
6V
6V
Battery 4
Battery 3
6V
Battery 2
6V
Battery 1
24V Inverter
or 24V Charger
Cable “A”
Cable “B”
Fig 7.2: Series Connection
When two or more batteries are connected in series, their voltages add up but their Ah
capacityremainsthesame.Fig.7.2shows4piecesof6V,200Ahbatteriesconnectedin
seriestoformabatterybankof24Vwithacapacityof200Ah.ThePositiveterminal
ofBattery4becomesthePositiveterminalofthe24Vbank.TheNegativeterminalof
Battery4isconnectedtothePositiveterminalofBattery3.TheNegativeterminalof
Battery3isconnectedtothePositiveterminalofBattery2.TheNegativeterminalof
Battery 2 is connected to the Positive terminal of Battery 1. The Negative terminal of
Battery1becomestheNegativeterminalofthe24Vbatterybank.
7.15.2 Parallel Connection
12V
12V
12V
12V
Battery 1
Battery 3
Battery 2
Battery 4
Cable “A”
Cable “B”
12V Inverter
or 12V Charger
Fig 7.3: Parallel Connection
When two or more batteries are connected in parallel, their voltage remains the same
buttheirAhcapacitiesaddup.Fig.7.3shows4piecesof12V,100Ahbatteriesconnect-
edinparalleltoformabatterybankof12Vwithacapacityof400Ah.ThefourPositive
terminals of Batteries 1 to 4 are paralleled (connected together) and this common Posi-
tiveconnectionbecomesthePositiveterminalofthe12Vbank.Similarly,thefourNega-
tive terminals of Batteries 1 to 4 are paralleled (connected together) and this common
NegativeconnectionbecomestheNegativeterminalofthe12Vbatterybank.
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