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Re: Are Lithium Batteries the way to go?
One of the huge advantages of LFP(LiFePO4) batteries over FLA is the ability to be charged at up to C/2 and discharged at 1C which means you can get by with a much smaller battery. I am just about to…3 · -
Re: Lifepo4 replacement quandary
If the cells are all reasonably balanced to start with the high rate 6A balancers will be unnecessary. From the pictures the 48V-100A-EV-BMS-Battery-Management-System looks like it has a balancing fu…1 · -
Re: LiFePO4 batteries...Rule of thumb changer?
I think the main reason that this rule of thumb has come about is because of Lead Acid battery's poor energy efficiency and reduced lifespan at high charge/discharge rates (peukert effect). Poor effi…1 · -
Re: Lifepo4 replacement quandary
I think 2PxS is a good configuration as it means you still have a working battery if one cell goes open circuit or looses capacity. It also means that you can easily expand the battery size by 50% r…1 · -
Re: Lifepo4 replacement quandary
As you have said "all you do need is a good BMS and a well designed system". This can be simple if you buy a well integrated system like Schneider gear hooked up to a LG battery or Victron…2 ·
