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charger rating vs battery capacity
If I have a 800Ah charger that takes 8 hrs to charge a battery to 800Ah, and a 1600Ah lead acid battery, is the 800AH charger able to charge the 1600Ah battery to its full capacity given enough time? Or is the 800Ah charger not able to charge the battery to its full capacity at all? What...- jdfs
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- Forum: Battery engineering
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Floating Suction Pressure
Hello, I have a cold storage facility that is implementing a new control scheme such that it can operate the compressors with floating suction pressure. What relationship exists between floating suction pressure and the additional heat added because the evaporator fans need to run more...- jdfs
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- Forum: HVAC/R engineering
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Efficiency gain DC to AC motor?
Hello, I have 6 DC direct drive motors on a production line that are aging and will be replaced with AC motors. Are there any rules of thumb I can use to determine efficiency gain? The existing DC motors are between 1.5 to 5 HP, and are using 240V single phase, amps measured on the AC side...- jdfs
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- Forum: Electric motors & generators engineering
