Is Opportunity Charging Worthwhile?
Opportunity charging is recharging in between the normal daily charging cycle. An example is a electric fork lift truck battery being recharged when not in use during the workday and during meal breaks. Some experts will argue that a deep cycle battery should be sized so that the average Depth-of-Discharge (DoD) should not fall below 50% (or 80% depending of the plate chemistry). And the battery should be charged only once per day because each charge cycle removes a microscopic layer from the entire grid and eventually the upper portion of the grid can not carry the current. That is one of the main reasons that grid design and composition is extremely important in lead-acid batteries for a long service life. Other experts will argue that opportunity charging significants lowers the average DoD and causes multiple, shallower cycles per day, which is better than a higher average DoD and a single deep cycle per day with a lower average DoD. The answer to this question probably lies somewh
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