Power storage

Can I build my own battery to store around 100 amp hours at 12 volts, re-charged by my solar panels?
Hopefully from local materials using salt, chlorine or other easily found chemicals.
There is no problem about size or weight.
Also the discharge can be overnight, (relatively in-efficient compared to mass produced units but inexpensive to build).
Perhaps the life of the unit would be another sacrifice; maybe replacing each year for instance.
Hopefully from local materials using salt, chlorine or other easily found chemicals.
There is no problem about size or weight.
Also the discharge can be overnight, (relatively in-efficient compared to mass produced units but inexpensive to build).
Perhaps the life of the unit would be another sacrifice; maybe replacing each year for instance.
Comments
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister ,
- https://www.google.com/search?q=site:solar-electric.com+nife+battery
- http://www.fieldlines.com/index.php?topic=146833.0 (simple large homemade battery discussion on FieldLines forum)
Or you can purchase NiFe batteries (made in China now?). A poster or two has NiFe battery banks.Eric/Westbranch posted a link to a 1922 battery repair manual. A very interesting read and look back almost 90 years at technology and mass production (near the end are some factory photographs).
Antique battery info (1922) (thread)
And here is the direct link to the table of contents:
THE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE BATTERY ITS CARE AND REPAIR
Despite the title, also includes information on storage batteries too (Farm Lighting Batteries).
Much of how to pick what battery technology, size, voltage, etc. depends on your loads and possible charging sources. The size of your loads/storage requirements may rule out certain technologies right from the start.
-Bill