Hello everyone,
Would this circuit charge a six volt battery. I was bored and came up with the idea of making an inverter and charge controller for a 4.5 AH 6 volt battery I have and some 5 watt solar panels. I made one circuit earlier which performed well in a simulator, but was made up of too many components and an IC, so I thought I would keep things simple. This is the new design I came up with. I just need to know if charging would stop to a trickle when the voltage across the battery and diode hit 7.7v (0.7 for the blocking diode).
Would shorting the solar panel when the battery is full be of any good; it seems to me like shorting it would lower the voltage to a point where it wouldn't charge the battery.
Appreciate your time.
Isaac
Would this circuit charge a six volt battery. I was bored and came up with the idea of making an inverter and charge controller for a 4.5 AH 6 volt battery I have and some 5 watt solar panels. I made one circuit earlier which performed well in a simulator, but was made up of too many components and an IC, so I thought I would keep things simple. This is the new design I came up with. I just need to know if charging would stop to a trickle when the voltage across the battery and diode hit 7.7v (0.7 for the blocking diode).
Would shorting the solar panel when the battery is full be of any good; it seems to me like shorting it would lower the voltage to a point where it wouldn't charge the battery.
Appreciate your time.
Isaac
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