Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
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Hello,
I am working on a Drone project. I am using a 3 cells Lithium Polymer Battery for the Drone operation.
Now, I have something on the Drone that can generate power - Solar cells. I want to charge my Lithium polymer battery from the solar cells when my Drone is flying.
So, I have a battery in my Drone, my Drone is flying, Solar charges my battery at the same time and I am utilizing that power too.
I want to know about - There is only one cable for charging and discharging in Lithium Polymer Battery. How can I do this?
Can anyone please share their knowledge over this charging technique while the battery is discharging?
Thanks for your help.
I am working on a Drone project. I am using a 3 cells Lithium Polymer Battery for the Drone operation.
Now, I have something on the Drone that can generate power - Solar cells. I want to charge my Lithium polymer battery from the solar cells when my Drone is flying.
So, I have a battery in my Drone, my Drone is flying, Solar charges my battery at the same time and I am utilizing that power too.
I want to know about - There is only one cable for charging and discharging in Lithium Polymer Battery. How can I do this?
Can anyone please share their knowledge over this charging technique while the battery is discharging?
Thanks for your help.
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
Just so you know the solar capacity of a flyable drone is pathetic with regards to what the drone will draw while running. Your time would be better spent creating a LARGE solar charger that could charge the spare battery while one is flying with another battery.
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
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btw. student posting is forbidden
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RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
So, you basically mean that I directly run my motor connecting to the Solar and also to my battery. In this case, at one point, when the battery is discharged and the only source remains active will be solar for motor operation. Moreover, I will not be able to get the judgment that up to what time will my Drone fly. At every point of time, the generation in solar will be different.
Now, if you see in the video, if they have done it by providing the generation directly to the load, their battery would have drained up. It won't get charged. It has clearly been shown that the battery charges when there is enough sunlight. It drains mainly at night time.
That is the reason, I am interested in this one.
(BTW, I am not a Student. Please refrain from any sarcasm and taunt) We all are here for queries, solutions, and support for each other's work. Let's discuss it well.
Thanks for sharing your points. Obliged.
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
No, if there is sufficient capacity beyond driving the motors, the batteries will get charged. It's simple math.
If you are not a student, then why is there no EE on this project, since you're asking EE101 questions?
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RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
Tell me one thing, I have inserted an image for your reference. According to that, please tell me where should I connect the solar wiring for charging my battery?
Thanks
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
What does your EE say? You show a napkin drawing of some random things with no specs whatsoever and expect a coherent and functional answer?
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RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
Keith Cress
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@IRstuff - Thanks for the information.
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
Meanwhile the ESC should be smart enough to not UNDER DISCHARGE the batteries.
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Can I charge and discharge my battery at the same time?
I will get that charge controller. I hope it will work.
Thanks a lot for your help.