Lithium Battery Question
I am thinking about converting my 2020 lance to Lithium batteries. I want to do it as inexpensively as possible. (Battle Born ain't gonna happen) Can anyone tell me what specifications I should look f...
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I thought the scary part was being top-balanced so you won't overcharge with the upper voltage limit set there, but that meant if you go to a low SOC taking advantage of Li being able to stand that ok, that means you can wreck the battery bank.
(That was in Bruce's article that he linked)
If I got that, it means the monitor is showing the average voltage at a not scary level, but one cell might get lower into the low voltage where it is irreparably damaged.
So you have to keep well above those low voltages and lose some of that Li advantage? Or is there still a BMS low voltage shut off in effect so you are ok there? (with drop-ins that is) ISTR Battle Born has both limits to shut it down, and it is a drop-in. I don't quite understand that part of it all.
If you are on whole house inverter when off grid, the inverter provides some protection by its low voltage alarm going off with a low loaded voltage. As soon as the inverter shuts down, that voltage bounces back so your battery does not ever get really low without you noticing.
Bruce uses a Victron gizmo for protection but he has a DIY set-up.
(That was in Bruce's article that he linked)
If I got that, it means the monitor is showing the average voltage at a not scary level, but one cell might get lower into the low voltage where it is irreparably damaged.
So you have to keep well above those low voltages and lose some of that Li advantage? Or is there still a BMS low voltage shut off in effect so you are ok there? (with drop-ins that is) ISTR Battle Born has both limits to shut it down, and it is a drop-in. I don't quite understand that part of it all.
If you are on whole house inverter when off grid, the inverter provides some protection by its low voltage alarm going off with a low loaded voltage. As soon as the inverter shuts down, that voltage bounces back so your battery does not ever get really low without you noticing.
Bruce uses a Victron gizmo for protection but he has a DIY set-up.
