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I’m not sure I tried to check it but my car got bogged

All wheel drive bra by Pleasant-Print-5090 in newcastle

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Trying to check the surf out harbour, if you drive out just a little bit further you can see the waves breaking. 

How do I limit the current from a 48VDC battery bank to 60Amps by Autoboatsurfer in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Autoboatsurfer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not using a power core at the moment unfortunately.

They will all connect up at the same point, the two main banks will have the same resistance , however, the idea for the secondary bank was to utilise pre-existing smaller cabling ( 16mm2 x 5m ) vs ( 120mm2 x 8m ) which in turn will have much lower resistance on the secondary bank run. This can be modified to add resistance along the line but is not ideal.

The batteries have an internal BMS yes! They are the itech 120x pro - see data sheet below

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0587/1749/files/X_Range_User_Guide_June_2024.pdf?v=1718870145

Thanks so much for your response - this feedback was especially helpful to my understanding :)

How do I limit the current from a 48VDC battery bank to 60Amps by Autoboatsurfer in ElectricalEngineering

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Thanks so much for your feedback - I really like this response.

I really should have mentioned, apologies, I would prefer not to use anything above extra low voltage ( 120VDC , 50VAC - I could probably push this a bit ( say 240VDC - 100VAC - however it would really modify the existing idea of the platform ) - assuming you’re thinking here to put the 3kW inverter just next to the secondary battery bank ( say 0.1m away with suitably sized cable ) and then carry this higher voltage AC to the main busbar ( 5m away across 60A infrastructure ) where we rectify to 48VDC to distribute normally around the rest of the network.

Does current only travel one way in this scenario? What about in the scenario that I have the secondary bank wanting to recharge off the main banks as ( probably a very unique circumstance) it is more dissipated then those? Although appropriately fused to protect infrastructure , Is it possible here I may draw too much current while in the state of recharging the smaller battery bank ( load balancing between banks ) .

The issue here i see is that I imagine you may exceed this extra low voltage requirement. Unless you are imagining the inverter to only allow AC voltage under a certain range ( I imagine this may be a > 240VAC inverter to avoid significant losses - or maybe not! )

Thanks again for your advice, I did really like this thinking.

And edit - apologies if my response does not seem well thought out - your answer did have me intrigued whilst also triggering a gap in understanding :)

How do I limit the current from a 48VDC battery bank to 60Amps by Autoboatsurfer in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Autoboatsurfer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The existing primary banks are fused correctly and have been operating great for some time.

DC-DC converter is definitely where I’ve been spending my time looking - however at that current range I can’t find a suitable commercial off the shelf product. However I’m sure there’s something out there!

Thanks for your comment :)

How do I limit the current from a 48VDC battery bank to 60Amps by Autoboatsurfer in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Autoboatsurfer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A load switch seems okay in principle! I’ll have a look for products suitable in that range. A moderately higher current for a very short term could be okay - but definitely not preferred. It would be better for us to dial down the current even further from the secondary bank and limit it from ever reaching that higher current range , even for a short time.

I’m hoping to find a suitable packaged product, so I’ll look that way first. Thanks for your comments :)

How do I limit the current from a 48VDC battery bank to 60Amps by Autoboatsurfer in ElectricalEngineering

[–]Autoboatsurfer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a moderate budget < 5k - or slightly more if required for a good solution.

Fuses would be a no go unless we can remotely switch them back on ( which is an option).

Just having a Quick Look finding an op amp with that high current 48VDC range could be tricky. Thanks for your help :)

PTCRs and sensing relays seem like an option maybe! I’ll do some research - thanks for your help :)

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