I have some devices running straight off the battery bank of my 24V system. I installed some DC breakers between the batteries and the devices. Should I also be using some sort of DC voltage regulator? Sometimes my CC (TriStar MPPT) get the battery bank as high as 29 volts. I was thinking about something like this: https://www.alliedelec.com/traco-pow...4-dc/70062696/
Should I use a voltage regulator?
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If they haven't perished from overvoltage yet .....
I don't know. What do you think about the efficiency @ 86% ? Is 60W 2.5A enough ?Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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They have not perished yet, but I don't want to push my luck much longer. 60W 2,5A would be enough for the devices I am running. What would you suggest to regulate voltage when connected directly to a battery bank?Comment
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Well, try that out and see how it fares. I'd only push something to about 80% of it's rated limit, hopefully your loads a less, or you can find a higher rated part.Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-ListerComment
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