This series of rack-mounted Lithium-ion batteries are designed for the solar / backup power market. This series combines safe and reliable LFP prismatic cells with dedicated BMS to guarantee high reliability, safety and scalability.
This product can be installed in a 19” or 21” standard cabinet or rack.
The expected cycle life for these batteries when installed, operated and maintained as per the manual are as follows:
- At 80% DoD, 6000 cycles
- At 90% DoD, 5000 cycles
It is very important to properly fully charge the battery after initial installation and leave it on charge without a load on for a couple of hours to ensure the BMS had a chance to balance the cells BEFORE you start using the battery.
Voltage: 51.2V
Rated Capacity: 100Ah
Total Energy: 5,12 KWh
Recharge Voltage: 55,2V
Dimensions (mm): (d) 500 x (w) 442 x (h) 178
- SAFETY
- Over voltage protections system
- Low voltage protection system
- High temperature protection
- Low temperature protection
- Short circuit protection
- Over current protection
BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS)
- Separate control and protection for the charge and discharge processes to maximize system availability
- Real-time detection of voltage, current, temperature, SOH, SOC and a variety of protection
- Support for parallel connection only
CELL
- Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) prismatic cells with high safety and reliability
- Fully automated production following a mature and stable process, ensuring consistent charge / discharge performance and life span
- IEC62133, UL and UN38.3 certifications
BENEFITS OF SOLAR BATTERIES
- Source of clean energy
- Reduced noise levels compared to generators
- Cost savings
- Uninterrupted electricity supply
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CHOOSING SOLAR BATTERIES
Capacity and power ratings
- A battery’s capacity is the total amount of energy it can store, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). The power rating is the amount of electricity that a battery can deliver at one time, measured in kilowatts (kW). A battery with high capacity and low power rating will deliver a low amount of electricity for a long time. A battery with a low capacity and high-power rating can run an entire home or larger operation, but only for a few hours.
Depth of Discharge
- Most solar batteries need to retail some charge at all time due to their chemical composition and to prolong their lifespan. The DoD refers to the maximum of a battery’s capacity that should be used. For example, sealed lead-acid solar batteries are usually operated at £ 50% DOD to achieve a reasonable cycle life, while lithium-ion batteries can operate at 80% DOD, 8kWh from a 10kWh battery, and still provide 5 years or more cycle life.
Round-trip efficiency
- Round-trip efficiency represents the amount of energy that can be used as a percentage of the amount of energy required to fully charge a battery. For example, if a 5kWh capacity battery, which delivers 4 kWh electricity, would typically require 110% to 120% times the 4kWh to be fully recharged. The battery has 80% to 90% in round-trip efficiency. One should, however, remember that the battery is part of the total system, and the system also has inefficiencies and energy losses.
Battery life and warranty
A battery’s ability to hold a charge gradually decreases the more it is used. For example, a battery might be warrantied for 5000 cycles or 10 years at 70% of its original capacity. This means that at the end of the warranty, the battery will have lost no more than 30% of its original ability to store energy.
Solar batteries come with warranties that guarantee a certain number of cycles and/or years of useful life.
This product has a 5-year warranty with a 10-year warranty option (refer to Rentech Lithium Warranty form)
