AGM Sealed 6V 415Ah Manual

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3.3 - LOW DISCHARGE RATE EFFECTS
Batterycyclelifewillbereducedwhentheconstantloadappliedinacyclic
applicationisatorbelow0.7%ofthetotalAhinthebatterybank(C20rating).Thisis
duetoahigherrateofsulfationoccuringinthemiddleoftheplatethatwillcausea
reductioninavailablecapacitywhichinturnsincreasesthedepthofdischargeover
time.Aneorttoeitherincreasetheloadabove0.7%ofC20and/orreducethesize
ofthebatterybank’scapacitysotheloadisabove0.7%ofC20shouldbeputforthif
possible.
3.4 - DEPTH OF DISCHARGE VS. BATTERY LIFE
Batterycyclelifewillvarysignicantlydependingonthedepthofdischarge.The
deeperthedepthofdischarge,thefewerthecyclesabatterywilldeliver.Conversely,
theshallowerthedepthofdischarge,themorecyclesabatterywilldeliver(asshown
in the chart below).
Tooptimizethehealthofyourbattery,limitdischargeto80%orless.
Operation
CYCLE LIFE vs DEPTH of DISCHARGE (DOD)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
DOD
0 500
LIFE CYCLES (per BCI)
1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 40003500 4500 5000 5500 6000
*(Based on BCI Testing @ 2-hr Rate)