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 +====== Power Flow Diagram ======
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 +The high level view of how power is stored/distributed is in the diagram below.
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 +{{ :camp-electrical-flow.png?1000 |}}
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 +In the following sections we'll have more details about each of the constituent parts. 
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 The electrical system is mainly solar powered and stored in an array of batteries. The electrical system is mainly solar powered and stored in an array of batteries.
  
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 It is common to see one of the output controllers doing a lot more work that the other. Here's an example from a particularly sunny day: It is common to see one of the output controllers doing a lot more work that the other. Here's an example from a particularly sunny day:
  
-{{ :charge-controller-side-by-side.jpeg?400 |}}+{{ :charge-controller-side-by-side.jpeg?600 |}}
  
 While their input is relatively similar (66.3V vs. 63.7V, respectively), their _output_ is very different: 0 Watts/0.3kWh vs. 401 Watts/6.9kWh, respectively (it's a happy coincidence that the lower input controller is actually providing more output because the input, as long as it is above the 27V threshold, is irrelevant for the differing output. While their input is relatively similar (66.3V vs. 63.7V, respectively), their _output_ is very different: 0 Watts/0.3kWh vs. 401 Watts/6.9kWh, respectively (it's a happy coincidence that the lower input controller is actually providing more output because the input, as long as it is above the 27V threshold, is irrelevant for the differing output.
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 ==== Sanity Test ==== ==== Sanity Test ====
  
-In the morning when there is sun but the batteries have been drained over night, we should see both controllers outputting a lot.+In the morning when there is sun but the batteries have been drained over night, we should see both controllers providing output. The following is a photo from a morning charge on an overcast day:
  
-<todo>Check that both controllers have output during a bulk-charging time</todo>+{{ :wiki:midnite-controller-charging.jpeg?600 |}}
  
  
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 <todo>Check the calibration of the State of Charge on the MidNite Classics</todo> <todo>Check the calibration of the State of Charge on the MidNite Classics</todo>
  
-====== Power Flow Diagram ======+====== DC Dicsconnect ======
  
-{{ :camp-electrical-flow.png?600 |}}+The MidNite controllers and the battery bank are connect to a {{ :dcdisconnectuserguide-42813.pdf | Trace Engineering DC Disconnect}}.
  
  
 +====== Battery Health Checking ======
  
-====== DC Dicsconnect ======+[[batterylist|batterylist]]
  
-The MidNite controllers and the battery bank are connect to a {{ :dcdisconnectuserguide-42813.pdf | Trace Engineering DC Disconnect}}. 
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