SimpliPhi 1.3kWh Battery Install Manual

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For all installations:
•
Maintain identical wire lengths from each PHI 1.3 Battery terminal to the common bus.
•
Use identical wire construction from each PHI 1.3 Battery terminal to the common bus.
All PHI 1.3 Batteries are designed to serve at a fixed voltage range in parallel arrangements for
maximum available amperage and storage capacity.
PHI 1.3 Batteries are not designed to be
arranged in series for increased voltage
. Series arrangements can result in damage to the PHI
1.3 Battery’s protective circuitry and
will void the Warranty
.
4.1.2 – Increasing Storage Capacity & Simple Parallel
Arrangements
Storage Capacity
and total available
Amperage
is increased incrementally with the number of
units in Parallel arrangements. The following illustration (
Figure 1.0
) shows two PHI 1.3 Batteries
in
Parallel
. For example, assume that these are 24V PHI 1.3 Batteries.
Note:
The overall Voltage range is not changed. The arrangement remains at 24 Volts, the
available AH capacity (ability to provide 24 Volt power over time) has also been doubled with the
addition of a second PHI 1.3 Battery. The available amperage from the system has been doubled.
The same configuration should be applied to other parallel arrangements, whether they are 24V
or 12V. See Figure 2.0.
CAUTION:
PHI 1.3 Batteries are designed for parallel operation only. Do not arrange in series for
increased voltage. Wiring in series will void Warranty.
Figure 1.0 – Two PHI 1.3 Batteries in Parallel
Figure 1.0 represents two PHI 1.3 Batteries in Parallel. Wire lengths from PHI 1.3 Batteries
should be
identical
in length and gauge in order to balance the load across (all) PHI 1.3 Batteries
in the installation
. Identical wiring length is a critical feature of parallel power storage
systems that must be adhered to throughout all parallel wiring instructions.
Special attention should be paid for parallel installations. Correct wiring is essential to ensure
optimum performance and system longevity. All wire “runs” should utilize
identical wiring gauge
and
identical wire lengths
between PHI 1.3 Batteries and the common negative or positive
“Bus” or Load. Figure 2.0 depicts four PHI 1.3 Batteries that have been wired in Parallel. This
configuration requires
8 identical lengths of appropriately heavy gauge copper wire
.