Battery Charge Voltages Explained // Equalization // Bulk // Absorption // Float // Solar Energy

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Renewable Energy Engineer Jesse Gorter explains in 4 steps the basics of charging lead acid batteries and the differences in charging voltages.

1. Battery principles: how does charging and discharging a battery works
2. Electrical values: what are voltage, amperage and power values
3. Charging algorithms: what are the difference between bulk/absorption/float
4. Equalization: what happens in the battery and why would it be necessary

Jesse is an expert in off-grid battery based solar energy systems, and shares his knowledge so that more of us can enjoy worry-free reliable off-grid power.

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[arinoba]

Your teaching format is one of the best I find ok Youtube. Thanks man!

[blackfaithdoom]

To understand the combination of Voltage and Amperage, it helped me
1. to imagine a Cliff on a Mountain,
the higer the Mountain, the higer the voltage
2. imagine a rock to be pushed of that cliff ...,
the bigger the rock the higher the amperage ...

3. the air resistance would be the Ohms electrical resistance ..., while it would be difficult to imagine air heating up ... 😀

[canyonoverland]

I'm here because Primal Outdoors recommended your channel. I'm starting from your oldest video and working my way forward. Thumbs up to you!

[ThatGuy-djqr]

Clear and concise. Thank you. I appreciate your teaching style. It allowed important concepts to sink into my brain. ☺

[vernroach]

I'm 76 years old and still learning...This video helped me do, just that...Thank you so much for doing this.

[nancyshepheard]

Thank you. I have stared clueless, at our Zamp Controller until now. Your video is much appreciated and I have taken notes to include in my personal manual for our 2013 Winnebago Navion. Thanks again.

[therealrobbycrash]

Thanks, simpel and clear explanation...great job 🤙🏼

[marcinch]

The best explanation on all YouTube 👍👍👍

[chuckpoz]

Thank you ! I just went and bought my led acid 6 volt batteries 🔋
Great value for the money 👍🏻

[bhaskartalukder]

your lucid explanation tells us that you know your subject by nice....

[ifyoucantjointhem]

Very thorough . Another point on remotely located change controllers is where thr voltage is measured.

[waylonk]

Tremendously helpful video! I didn't know that the temperature makes such a difference for battery longevity

[adenijiadebimpe]

Wonderful. Finally, I have a practical explanation of the difference between voltage and amperage. Thanks to your Dad and you. I have AGM batteries (1500AH Hoppecke batteries) the data sheet specifies that equalization be done every 40days. Your comment on equalization on AGM batteries have me a little confused, would not want my batteries damaged.

[rickbartley]

Thank you for the well done overview. I enjoyed the refresher.

[radusdirect]

Thanks very much for the detailed explanation of all the stages.

[arminius]

Excellent, concise video, exactly the kind of explanation I was looking for. Suggest to produce a video that explains the difference between Lithium ION and LiFePo4 batteries. In fact people seem to accidentally misnomer Lithium Iron and pronounce it as Lithium Ion (omitting the "R" in Iron) probably because they don't know the significant difference between the two. I have not been able to find someone who will explain the dangers of Li Ion and the advantages of LiFePo4 in a well-produced video. Then again, it seems people could care less, in which case the video wouldn't get any views, possibly a waste of time. Thanks

[jessicahealey]

AMAZING! Couldn't understand the pixies until you explained it as your dad did.

[PrimalOutdoors]

Thank you that was very clear and I learned a lot about the stages of charge 👍

[Bosniakov]

thats simple straight forward absorbed to my mind .. great explained
much thanks

[nicolasbarcet]

Thanks Jesse. Great video! Can't wait for the Lithium battery version! ;)