Product Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Installation
- 3.0 Operation
- 4.0 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Appendix A – Specifi cations and Optional Equipment
- Appendix B - Battery Information
- Appendix C – Power Consumption and Output Waveforms
- Appendix D – Inverter/Charger Terminology
- Appendix E – Warranty and Service Information
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Appe ndix B – Bat t e ry I nform at ion
B- 6 Bat t er y W iring Confi gurat ions
The battery bank must be wired to match the inverter’s DC input voltage. In addition, the batteries
can be wired to provide additional run time. The various wiring confi gurations:
B- 6 .1 Series W iring
Wiring batteries in series increases the battery bank’s output voltage. A series connection combines
each battery in a string until the total voltage matches the inverter’s DC requirement. Even though
there are multiple batteries, the capacity remains the same. In Figure B-1 below, two 6 VDC/200
AHr batteries are combined into a single string resulting in a 12 VDC, 200 AHr bank.
Figure B- 3 , Series- Paralle l Bat t ery W iring
B- 6 .3 Series- Paralle l W ir in g
A series/parallel confi guration increases both voltage (to match the inverter’s DC requirements) and
AHr capacity (to increase run-time for operating the loads) using smaller, lower-voltage batteries.
In Figure B-3 below, four 6 VDC/200 AHr batteries are combined into two strings resulting in a
12 VDC, 400 AHr battery bank.
Series/ Parallel Batt e ry W ir ing
combines battery voltage and capacity:
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
+
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
+
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
= 400 AHr @ 12 VDC
add voltage
in series
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
12 VDC @
400 AHr
= 200 AHr @ 12 VDC
+
= 200 AHr @ 12 VDC
add capacity
in parallel
add voltage and
capacity together
B- 6 .2 Paralle l W ir in g
Wiring batteries in parallel increases the battery bank’s amp-hour capacity, which allows the AC
loads to operate for a longer time. A parallel connection combines the number of batteries in the
string to increase overall battery capacity; however, the voltage remains the same. In Figure B-2
below, two 12 VDC/100 AHr batteries are combined into a single 12 VDC, 200 AHr battery bank.
Figure B- 2 , Paralle l Bat t ery W iring
12 VDC
(100 AHr)
12 VDC @
200 AHr
100 AHr @ 12 VDC
+
100 AHr @ 12 VDC
=
200 AHr @ 12 VDC
12 VDC
(100 AHr)
Para llel Battery W iring
combines battery capacity:
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
+
200 AHr @ 6 VDC
=
200 AHr @ 12 VDC
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
6 VDC
(200 AHr)
12 VDC @
200 AHr
Serie s Ba t tery W iring
combines battery voltage:
Figure B- 1 , Series Ba t t ery W iring