advantages of nickel cadmium batteries

NiCd vs Lithium batteries (part-2)

Feb , 21 2022

NiCad (Nickel Cadmium) batteries ruled over the market for years. However, in recent years, they are getting challenged by newer Lithium-Ion batteries. Why? Well, we cannot tell you that in brief. It indeed requires a vivid discussion. To make the discussion or contrast evident, here, we shall dwell on various respects i.e. their history, electrochemistry, manufacturing cost, environmental im...

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Using carbon material in manufacturing process of VRLA battery

Mar , 02 2022

Several types of carbon find various uses in many types of electrochemical power sources. In this article, we focus on implementations of its elemental forms in presently used lead-acid batteries, as well as potential future improvements to their construction that carbon can bring. Unique properties of carbon and a variety of its allotropes allow it to find a use in different parts of lead-acid ba...

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Installing off-grid solar power on your RV

Mar , 02 2022

Off-grid solar installations in the middle of nowhere are often the first thing people think about when they think of going solar. While it’s definitely not for everyone, DIY off-grid solar can be a great solution for those living in a remote area without reliable and affordable access to the grid, want to live a self-reliant lifestyle without monthly utility bills, or have the ability to access p...

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How to select batteries for your RV off grid system battery bank

Mar , 09 2022

Batteries are a crucial component of off-grid solar systems. After all, how are you going to store all the energy produced from your panels? There is a range of deep cycle battery options that are ideal for solar applications, such as sealed and flooded lead acid and lithium ion batteries. Flooded lead acid batteries are the cheapest battery option and are available in many big box stores. They al...

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How to select solar panels for your RV off grid system

Mar , 09 2022

When it comes to actually collecting energy from the sun, that’s where solar panels come in. There are a few different solar panel options available to choose from. Mono-crystalline vs. Polycrystalline Panels Choosing between mono-crystalline and polycrystalline panels is one of the first steps to take when shopping for solar panels. Polycrystalline panels are light blue in color, and they are les...

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What are the differences among lithium batteries?

Apr , 06 2022

Are all the lithium batteries same? No! In fact there are a group of related family chemistries. The battery industry highlights six common variants along with the chemistry characteristic details of those most applicable for your application. Below the 6 common types of lithium ion battery are shown in the table: Chemistry Lithium Cobalt Oxide Lithium Manganese Oxide Lithium Nickel Manganese Lith...

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Battery charger options (part-1)

May , 16 2022

In this series of articles we will discuss the options you can have in your battery charger. You can check out these options for choosing your desired battery charging solution. Special Ground Bus This is an appropriately sized ground bus bar mounted inside the battery charger to allow customers to tie ground connections inside the charger to the external system ground. The ground bus bar allows f...

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Explore and analyze the thermal power of Li- ion cells and battery packs (part-4)

Jul , 11 2022

Continuing from last week’s article, this week we are going to discuss other parameters. 3. Influence of charge and discharge rate The charge and discharge rate characterizes the charge and discharge current of the lithium- ion battery. Therefore, the charge and discharge rate must have a very significant impact on the heat generation power of the lithium-ion battery. , the final temperature and t...

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Air Transport Requirements for Lithium Ion Batteries

Jul , 11 2022

Speaking of UN38.3, I believe it will be familiar to those engaged in the lithium battery industry. UN38.3 refers to Section 38.3 of the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria for the Transport of Dangerous Goods specially formulated by the United Nations for the transportation of dangerous goods, referred to as UN38.3. , high and low temperature cycle, vibration test, impact test, 55 ℃ exter...

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Issues related to Battery for the datacenter application

Jul , 22 2022

The entire corporate world changed their culture in a very short time, to a predominantly work-from-home model due to Covid-19, many data center and IT professionals have been scrambling to manage this sudden shift in their network demands. The IT sectors are losing many jobs rapidly; the monthly loss is huge in the industry’s history. The news was a harsh reminder that no industry will be spared ...

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Advantages of Modular UPS

Aug , 01 2022

Generally speaking, the advertised modular UPS has the following advantages: Easy to use, easy to install and expand High availability and easy maintenance Expansion on demand, saving initial investment Module hibernation improves efficiency and saves operating costs Intelligent network managem...

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Safety of Lithium-Ion batteries

Aug , 08 2022

Lithium-Ion refers to a family of Lithium-based battery technology. This family includes several sub-families or technologies, such as: ·LCO: Lithium Cobalt Oxide ·NCA: Nickel Cobalt Aluminium ·NMC: Nickel Manganese Cobalt ·LiFePO4 or LFP: Lithium Iron Phosphate ·LTO: Lithium Titanate Oxide, etc… Often, we can hear that a product is equipped with “Lithium-Ion” batteries; this does not really have ...

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