Solar project thoughts.
Hi guys. Midway through installing. I have the panels mounted and working through wiring. Looking for thoughtful comments. Here are a couple pics of install to date.
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HMS Beagle wrote:
That looks like a pretty neat install. Are the end plates plywood? Does Calb specify how stiff/robust the end plates need to be?
Yes 5 ply hardwood. The bottom of the ply will be secured by angle at the base as well as the threaded rod. I have found very little info researching cell clamping requirements aside from opinions that claim cell swelling is minimal with these CALB cells. At peak charging/discharging rates I will be interested to measure cell terminal temps to see if location within the bank (as well as voltage) varies.
I have also read that prismatic cells should be restrained. I have decided to bind them with low pressure as general good practice to keep them together going down the road.
I have not read anything from CALB describing a binding process aside that one should be used. Since my redneck application is not engineered I doubt CALB could help much with (or I could measure accurately) a system of measured restraint.
