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Multiple regulators on one battery bank

Hello. I have 2 sets of solar panels (200W each) with their own regulator, and a air generator with its own regulator. However they are not all charging efficiently. Even though the battery rising ground is fla,t when it is sunny and boisterous the wind regulator swamp-sickness the wind gen down and one solar reg beats the other down. So I am acquisition maximum recharging from only one fountain not all 3. I reflect the regulators are sensing the charging voltage of the predominant regulator and thinking the battery is largely charged. Any suggestions? I have been looking for a regulator to horsemanship 3 inputs (and 2 outputs would be beneficial) but can't see any. Could I metallic thread all 3 regulators to a 4th regulator for the pile? Thanks. Stephen.

Hi Stephen. You are straight that whenever you are charging a battery, the voltage will grow, and therefore any other charging sources attached to the battery will see a higher voltage and speculate the batteries are little more highly charged than they absolutely are. That's comely much unavoidable.

The issue should not be very large, however, and it's not indispensably a bad thing, as it prevents overcharging. PV arrays distil charge batteries, and with a of a sound constitution battery pile and decent sized cables between the battery and regulators, you shouldn't see a immense voltage greaten. If you are - if they are cutting out even when you contemplate the batteries are champaign - it's suggesting the voltage is rise above 14.4V (the ordinary cut off), even with a relatively low charging common. That suggests to me that the batteries are on the way out.

Regulators are designed to be used in equidistant throughout in the way you have them wired, so I very much not know what to think you will find any difference if you do vary the regulators. Fatiguing new batteries is in my idea far more likely to give you useful results.

Reliance that helps.

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