solarview:
Very valid points there, Especially point number 2.
I have personally refused installation request from some clients just because they said they wanted to be charging their battery only with petrol Generator.

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
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VtSolarEnergy post=52928151:

VtSolarEnergy:

[quote author=VtSolarEnergy post=52851772]Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
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bigsecsyde:
Which is the best inverter battery to buy sir. How durable is iPowerplus battery and inverters.

bigsecsyde:
Thank you for the reply sir but the link you provided is not correct. Please send the correct one + I enjoyed your blog. So informative.

adanny01:
I just noticed my inverter battery bulging at the sides. I have I bought it used and have used it well for a year and half. My area has very good supply of electricity. We get up to 23hrs a day in average. I think the inverter is overcharging it especially since most times blackout doesn't last 30mins - 1hr a day. The battery last like 10hrs on our full load.

Also, the inverter refuses to automatically switch to generator but switch with NEPA. I guess the frequency of the gen is not stable. Am using a mercury 1.2kv inverter.

VtSolarEnergy:


Is your battery GP?
Is your battery installed in a well ventilated area?
The battery is building up hydrogen gas inside.
You may need to change the battery sooner than later.

If you have been following us well, we dont ever recommend charging your batteries from small generators. No need bothering yourself with the problem

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

VtSolarEnergy:
Solar batteries have become more costly no thanks to the exchange rate yet they remain the only sustainable solution to erratic power supply. Fuel landing cost recently hit N145 so the government is obviously subsidizing. With the current situation in the country govt may not subsidize for long. So how do you buy an expensive battery and not have it last for a very long time? It ought to. If you know the reasons why your solar battery didnt last long you would have prevented it.

Below are the top reasons why solar batteries fail:

1. Full or near Full discharge:

Every solar battery has a number of cycles it can go. A cycle is simply charge and discharge. The depth to which you discharge your battery and charge them up affect this cycle. So if you have a battery with 1600cycles at 50% depth of discharge and 1900 cycles at 30% depth of discharge. The man who discharge only to about 30% will have his battery last longer. Heavy depth of discharge leads to sulfation of the battery. A sulfated battery is a dead battery.

To simplify this grammar. Dont discharge your battery to the extent they go dead or about to go dead before recharging. This explains why batteries that are charged only from inverters dont last long.

2. Charging with petrol generators.

Batteries require stable frequency to effectively charge well. Most of these petrol generators dont have stable frequecny. This can easily be proven by getting an incandescent bulb. Power it from the generator and watch how it flickers visibly in the eye. Actually every bulb is flickering when put on but at stable 50hz the human would not notice. So if you able to notice a flicker it simply means the frequency of your gen is not stable. Charging batteries with this gen leads to sulfation. A bigger diesel generator however may charge batteries well if not faulty.

3. Over Charging and heat

Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break down or distort making them to come in contact the result of which makes a 12v battery become 10v. When this happens the battery has suffered sulfation.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY SULFATION AFFECTS BATTERIES READ THE POST BELOW

http://vtsolarenergy.com.ng/blog/sulfation-consequences-and-how-to-minimise-it/

ifnyioj22:
(Over charging batteries or heat causes the battery plates to break) how do you mean by overcharging? I av a 3.5kva 48v sukam with quanta batteries for 5yrs now running well!ones the batteries are fully charged the inverter will stop charging and the fan will also stop and it will pick again intermittently,indicating that it has a regulator built in it,it's just like automatic flow switch inside overhead tank!so i don't understand the ruse about overcharging,

Please is it proper to use stabilizer on inverter?
Absolutely the right thing to do