Lithium Ion vs Lead Acid
Some interesting info. Lithium vs. Lead
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One thing I'm looking at doing in a few years is making a solar trailer. This way, I can put a large amount of AGM batteries between two heavy duty axles. Since this system will be connected to the motorhome via an inverter, I can go up in voltage with the batteries without worry inside the trailer. 48 volts is nice because I can safely use skinny wires, and I can get a DC-DC converter for 12 volt appliances (although I've yet to read about anyone on rv.net having any success with one, which gives me pause.)
The ironic thing is that reliable, energy-dense (per volume) batteries would fundamentally change things for the better... but yet, there has yet to be a single significant improvement with battery tech since the '90s and the lithium variants that helps density. Supercaps are nice for speed of charging/discharging, but energy density is the big thing.
The ironic thing is that reliable, energy-dense (per volume) batteries would fundamentally change things for the better... but yet, there has yet to be a single significant improvement with battery tech since the '90s and the lithium variants that helps density. Supercaps are nice for speed of charging/discharging, but energy density is the big thing.
