Sealed lead acid batteries have been the battery of choice for long string, high voltage battery systems for many years, although lithium batteries can be configured in series, it requires attention to the BMS or PCM. Connecting a battery in parallel is when you connect two or more batteries together to increase the amp-hour capacity.
For more information on wiring in series see Connecting batteries in series, or our article on building battery banks. The basic concept is that when connecting in parallel, you add the amp hour ratings of the batteries together, but the voltage remains the same. For example:
There are two ways to wire batteries together, parallel and series. The illustration below show how these wiring variations can produce different voltage and amp hour outputs. In the graphics we’ve used sealed lead acid batteries but the concepts of how units are connected is true of all battery types.
For example, these two 12-volt batteries are wired in series and now produce 24 volts, but they still have a total capacity of 35 AH. To connect batteries in a series, use a jumper wire to connect the first battery's negative terminal to the second battery's positive terminal.
If your battery allows it, you can repeat the above steps to connect more batteries in series. You can wire three 12V batteries in series to create a 36V battery bank. Once again, just connect the negative terminal of your 2-battery series string to the positive terminal of the third battery.
Wire up batteries in parallel by connecting both positive terminals with a jumper wire. Use a different jumper wire to connect both negative terminals to each other. In order to keep the batteries equalized, connect to the positive at one end of the battery bank and the negative at the other.
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