Do you think it looks a little different with good voltage sensing..?


*In 1 hour the charge source delivered 49.37 Ah's to the battery. This is an improvement of 7.44 Ah's in just a short 1 hour charge cycle. This equates to a percentage increase in charge performance of approx 17.7%, just by moving two small wires.


*Bulk charge at 50A increased by 20 minutes to a full 50 minutes of bulk charging. Remember this was a 100Ah battery charged at 50A for just 1 hour.


*The battery actually attained the absorption voltage set point of 14.7V. This is healthier for the battery than stopping at 14.3V. It can help limit some of the effects of sulfation, even in a short 1 hour recharge..


*In the previous test, with no voltage sensing, that battery would suffer performance issues considerably faster due to never even attaining the 14.7V target with daily 1 hour recharges.



Note: Every system and battery bank will perform differently and these graphs may not be representative of the system on your boat. As batteries age the charge acceptance ability diminishes and they will attain absorption voltage faster & easier and will thus begin limiting current sooner in the SOC range.. Getting a good long absorption cycle, with the correct terminal voltage, is but one piece of the battery charging puzzle and good voltage sensing circuit can help with this.