Hi, I'm new to solar... I would like to power 2 x garden water features with a solar panel, charge controller and battery combination. The pumps are 12Vdc, 20W each. What I'm not sure about is how charge controllers function.
Scenario 1: If it is daytime with sun exposure on the panel, and the battery is fully charged, will the charge controller still run the pumps directly from the panel?
Scenario 2: If the pumps have run overnight, and the battery has discharged considerably, will the charge controller cut the supply to the pumps in the daytime with full sun exposure to prioritize charging the battery? I have seen how the PWM charge controllers control battery charge as opposed to the MPPT, but does either have the ability to overcome both scenarios above to maximize water feature availability?
Scenario 1: If it is daytime with sun exposure on the panel, and the battery is fully charged, will the charge controller still run the pumps directly from the panel?
Scenario 2: If the pumps have run overnight, and the battery has discharged considerably, will the charge controller cut the supply to the pumps in the daytime with full sun exposure to prioritize charging the battery? I have seen how the PWM charge controllers control battery charge as opposed to the MPPT, but does either have the ability to overcome both scenarios above to maximize water feature availability?
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