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    1. Battery Basics

    2. Q18 Battery Efficiency

    3. Voltaic Cell

    4. Q19 Charging the Voltaic Cell

    5. Cell Vs. Battery

    6. Q20 Series Vs. Parallel

    7. Charge Cycle - Bulk

    8. Q21 Bulk Charging Stage

    9. Charge Cycle - Absorption

    10. Q22 Absorption Charging Stage

    11. Charge Cycle - Equalization

    12. Q23 The Equalization Charge

    13. Lead Acid Family

    14. Q24 Battery Orientation

    15. Lead Acid Charge Cycle

    16. Q25 Temperature Compensation

    17. Lithium Ion Family

    18. Q26 About Ions

    19. Lithium Ion Charge Cycle

    20. Q27 The Lithium Battery

    21. Lithium Ion Topping Charge

    1. Operation

    2. Q28 Case Study: Your Phone Charger

    3. Source Vs. Load

    4. Q29 Charger Efficiencies

    5. I/V Curve - Part 1 of 2

    6. Q30 Voltage & Amperage

    7. I/V Curve - Part 2 of 2

    8. Q31 The Solar IV Curve

    9. PWM Solar Charger

    10. Q32 The Pulse Width Modulation

    11. PWM I/V Curve

    12. Q33 PWM Voltage Options

    13. MPPT Solar Charger

    14. Q34 Voltage Vs. Amperage: The MPPT Solar Charge Controller

    15. MPPT I/V Curve

    16. Q35 The magic of the MPPT Charge Controller

    17. Solar Charger Options

    18. Q36 Adjustable Settings & Solar Chargers

    19. PWM Wiring

    20. Q37 The Three Types of Chargers

    21. Battery Chargers

    1. Battery Capacity

    2. Q38 Discharging your Battery

    3. Battery Banks

    4. Q39 Discharging your battery bank

    5. DC Vs. AC Appliances

    6. Q40 DC Versus AC Appliances

    7. How AC is made

    8. Q41 Magnetic Fields and AC Power

    9. The AC waveform

    10. Q42 The Frequency of Alternating Current

    11. The AC/DC Rectifier

    12. Q43 From AC to DC in 2 Steps

    13. Chapter Wrap-up

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