SimpliPhi Battery Manual
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80 π΄πππ < 93.75 π΄πππ β ππ π΄πππ
= ππ΄π πππ‘πππ‘πππ π ππππ ππ πππππ¦ ππ’π‘ππ’π‘ π‘βπππ’πβ π‘βπ πβππππ ππππ‘ππππππ
(
ππ΄π πππ‘πππ‘πππ πβππππππ ππ’πππππ‘
)
Γ·
(
ππ΄π πΆβππππ π
ππ‘π πππ π΅ππ‘π‘πππ¦
)
= ππππππ’π π΅ππ‘π‘πππ¦ ππ’πππ‘ππ‘π¦ π‘π ππππ£πππ‘ ππ£πππβππππ
(
80π΄
)
Γ·
(
37.5π΄
)
= 2.13 β πππ’ππ π‘π π
Example B: Two PHI 3.8 kWh-25.6V
nominal
batteries (used in a 24-Volt system) must be paired with a 2,000-
Watt solar PV array wired to a 100 Amp-rated charge controller. In this case, the 2,000-Watt solar array is
used to determine the minimum PHI Battery quantity needed to prevent over-charging from the solar PV.
πππ‘π‘π = π΄πππ Γ ππππ‘π
2,000 πππ‘π‘ πππππ ππ πππππ¦ = π΄πππ Γ 24 ππππ‘π
2,000 πππ‘π‘π
24 ππππ‘π
= ππ. ππ π΄πππ = ππ΄π πππ‘πππ‘πππ π ππππ ππ πππππ¦ ππ’π‘ππ’π‘
83.3 π΄πππ < 100 π΄πππ β ππ. π π΄πππ
= ππ΄π πππ‘πππ‘πππ π ππππ ππ πππππ¦ ππ’π‘ππ’π‘ π‘βπππ’πβ π‘βπ πβππππ ππππ‘ππππππ
(
ππ΄π πππ‘πππ‘πππ πβππππππ ππ’πππππ‘
)
Γ·
(
ππ΄π πΆβππππ π
ππ‘π πππ π΅ππ‘π‘πππ¦
)
= ππππππ’π π΅ππ‘π‘πππ¦ ππ’πππ‘ππ‘π¦ π‘π ππππ£πππ‘ ππ£πππβππππ
(
83.3π΄
)
Γ·
(
45π΄
)
= 1.85 β πππ’ππ π‘π π
Refer to the Battery Bank Sizing for Maximum Instantaneous Charge Rate tables in Appendix B of this
Manual for a complete list of common charge controllers and the minimum quantity of PHI Batteries those
controllers need to be paired with to ensure that the PHI Battery bank does not over-charge (assuming that
the charge controllersβ full current output rating is utilized). Failing to do so will destroy the PHI batteries
and Void the Warranty.
3.2.3 β Sizing for Maximum Instantaneous Charge Rate (AC Coupled)
In an AC Coupled system, charge controllers do not regulate the PV solar arrayβs output, and many battery-
based inverters fail to effectively regulate the arrayβs output for battery charging. Therefore, in an AC
Coupled system, SimpliPhi assumes that all the connected PV arrayβs potential power output will charge the
systemβs batteries. Determine the minimum quantity of PHI Batteries needed to prevent over-charge from
the solar PV array by dividing the solar arrayβs power rating by the MAX Continuous Charge Rate per PHI
Battery (found in Table 1.0 or on the relevant batteryβs specification sheet).
Example: Four PHI 3.8 kWh-51.2V
nominal
batteries must be paired with 6 kW of AC Coupled solar PV to
ensure the PHI Battery bank does not over-charge from the solar array.
(
6 ππ
)
Γ·
(
1.92 ππ
)
= 3.13 β πππ’ππ π‘π 4