OPPORTUNITY CHARGING ANALYSIS
DATA PARAMETER LITHIUM LEAD
Nominal battery AH / tank size
Shift hours battery lasts on a single charge
Charger max AH charge rate per hour
Depth of discharge %
Actual % of max AH charging rate (throttled % of max AH)
MINUTES AVAILABLE TO OPPORTUNITY CHARGE
Break minutes during first break
Break minutes during 2nd (meal) break
Break 1
Break minutes during third break
Break 2 (meal)
Minutes available to charge between shifts
Break 3
Total charging time available (minutes)
Shift change 
RESULTS
Usable AH
Average AH Consumption per hour
Charger start rate % of nominal AH
Charger can charge AH per hour
Does opportunity charging provide enough energy for shift 1?
Does opportunity charging provide enough energy for shift 2?
Does opportunity charging provide enough energy for shift 3?
LITHIUM - OPPORTUNITY CHARGING LEAD ACID - OPPORTUNITY CHARGING EXCHANGING
24 hour shift schedule AH (dis)charge AH (dis)charge
Hour 1
Hour 2
Break 1
Hour 3
Hour 4
Break 2
Hour 5
Hour 6
Break 3
Hour 7
Hour 8
Shift change break
Hour 9
Hour 10
Break 1
Hour 11
Hour 12
Break 2
Hour 13
Hour 14
Break 3
Hour 15
Hour 16
Shift change break
Hour 17
Hour 18
Break 1
Hour 19
Hour 20
Break 2
Hour 21
Hour 22
Break 3
Hour 23
Hour 24