Use of LiFePo4 batteries in RV?
Dear all, I have been conducting researches for a project with a European company. They start thinking about developing a LiFePo4 battery pack which would be used to replace lead acid batteries. ...
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Dear all,
Thank you very much for your interesting comments.
dons2346, I actually know AM Solar batteries, but again it's kind of DIY battery pack since they do not provide a full system which allow you to just plug your devices to it and have you install additional electric devices to control it.
To give your a better idea, here's what I was thinking about:
http://www.eza.fr/en/index.html
You obviously have the cells inside, but you also have a power connector to plug electric devices, a MPPT solar controller, a secured input/output, dedicated to the 230 / 12V load.
As mentioned with this kind of device you do not need complex extra controllers.
I found an american company which seems to offer the same kind of product, Dragon Fly. It looks like a
tatest, your comment about the battery pack usage is actually interesting because i was wondering if this kind of products was going to be needed if the RV do not really travel that much. The big advantage is that you can actually unplug it and wire a regular FLA when you sell the RV.
Do you think a $2,000,000 motorcoach would actually need the extra autonomy needed by this technology? i tend to imagine that the high-end RV are not really made and used to be remote during a long period of time.
I actually never heard of the fire issue in the past and looked at the Uk forum, it seems pretty scary...Even if you can also have this problem with lead acid batteries.
Thank you very much for your interesting comments.
dons2346, I actually know AM Solar batteries, but again it's kind of DIY battery pack since they do not provide a full system which allow you to just plug your devices to it and have you install additional electric devices to control it.
To give your a better idea, here's what I was thinking about:
http://www.eza.fr/en/index.html
You obviously have the cells inside, but you also have a power connector to plug electric devices, a MPPT solar controller, a secured input/output, dedicated to the 230 / 12V load.
As mentioned with this kind of device you do not need complex extra controllers.
I found an american company which seems to offer the same kind of product, Dragon Fly. It looks like a
tatest, your comment about the battery pack usage is actually interesting because i was wondering if this kind of products was going to be needed if the RV do not really travel that much. The big advantage is that you can actually unplug it and wire a regular FLA when you sell the RV.
Do you think a $2,000,000 motorcoach would actually need the extra autonomy needed by this technology? i tend to imagine that the high-end RV are not really made and used to be remote during a long period of time.
I actually never heard of the fire issue in the past and looked at the Uk forum, it seems pretty scary...Even if you can also have this problem with lead acid batteries.
