I know lead acid batteries have their safety issues, what about lithium?
With the Tesla Megapacks, I think fire departments just let them burn
themselves out and flood adjacent ones with water to keep the fire from
spreading. Are there any building code restrictions against putting
them in office buildings or data centers? In general I would assume a
stationary battery is less likely to catch fire compared to a Tesla car
which can hit other objects while going 100 mph.
*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF
*Sent:* Thursday, January 4, 2024 11:04 AM
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*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
Just the joy of handling lighter batts make lithium well worth it. Not
to mention all the other positive attributes.
*From:*castarritt
*Sent:*Thursday, January 4, 2024 9:27 AM
*To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
*Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
I've also thought about trying just some basic Meanwell AC/DC supplies
with LFP packs instead of a fancy ICT or other charger. As long as I am
using a power supply that will sag voltage instead of trip offline when
max current is reached, the max current doesn't exceed the LFP pack's
rated charge current, and I can set the supply's voltage to the
appropriate value, I don't see why I need anything more. The LFP pack's
BMS already has LVD, and we aren't using fancy multi stage charge
profiles with boost voltage on lithium packs. Am I missing something
here? So far, bossman has preferred just playing it safe and paying for
the ICT shelves we know work, so I haven't got to try it yet.
On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 10:17 AM castarritt <castarr...@gmail.com
<mailto:castarr...@gmail.com>> wrote:
We also use ICT and have been running them with both ISP Supplies
and Power Storage Solutions LFP packs without any problems. The
only downside is that the ICT shelf can't read the state of charge
or give your an estimated runtime remaining with lithium batteries.
I understand they won't have a super accurate reading on those
parameters without communicating with the BMS, but I wish they could
at least calculate AH in and out vs set AH capacity to give a rough
estimate.
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I'm starting to get flashbacks for the last time I did this. It
wasn't a pleasant experience. Felt I was oversold un-needed
over priced options. Trying to be more careful this time.
Looking at the LifePO4 stuff and finding a bunch of rack mount
batteries, but they all seem to be China made. Can anyone
recommend a brand they are using. Also, can't find any rack
mount chargers to to charge these guys. Has anyone here
actually setup a LifePO4 plant. I may have to stay with the
Lead Acid stuff, rather not be doing a DIY system or be on the
bleeding edge.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024, 8:02:33 PM, you wrote:
PKvA> Something to think about is that LiFePO4 is good to 100%
DOD, whereas we
PKvA> should all be keeping lead-acids above 50% DOD if we want
lifespan.. So
PKvA> 460Ah lifepo4 = 920Ah lead-acid in my mind..
PKvA> Peter Kranz
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PKvA> -----Original Message-----
PKvA> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof
PKvA> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 4:57 PM
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PKvA> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
PKvA> Of course the algorithms will be showing us all ads for
LiFePO4 batts now.
PKvA> I got one the other day for this one:
PKvA>
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PKvA> d-bluetooth-victron-comms
PKvA> 12V 460Ah in an 8D size. What some people call a "truck
battery". That's a
PKvA> lot of Ah. We have some 10+ year old old 8D AGMs I think
they are rated 225
PKvA> Ah. Heavy suckers. Just hauling them to the recycler at
EOL is a chore.
PKvA> -----Original Message-----
PKvA> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Peter Kranz via AF
PKvA> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:31 PM
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PKvA> Cc: Peter Kranz <pkr...@unwiredltd.com
<mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com>>
PKvA> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
PKvA> Yes you poll each unit. Each battery in the string has a
Battery ID set by
PKvA> dip switches. If you have a compatible inverter/charger it
polls each
PKvA> battery to pull data points of interest. Take a look at
this battery, it
PKvA> supports CANBUS, RS-485, and chaining batteries with
battery ID's set by dip
PKvA> switch.
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PKvA> -----Original Message-----
PKvA> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof
PKvA> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 2:57 PM
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PKvA> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
PKvA> It's kind of an awkward situation. Suppose you have 4
batteries total, each
PKvA> with their own internal BMS. Do you want to monitor each
battery? Maybe.
PKvA> My first impression is no. But perhaps knowing that
battery #3 has a
PKvA> problem would be a good thing, like your car telling you
all the tires are
PKvA> at 34 psi except front right is at 26 psi. Chuck's
forklift probably just
PKvA> has one battery (and no SNMP).
PKvA> -----Original Message-----
PKvA> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Bill Prince
PKvA> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:42 PM
PKvA> To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
PKvA> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
PKvA> Somebody could make a bluetooth to SNMP adapter/converter
or something.
PKvA> Nah, that would be too hard.
PKvA> bp
PKvA> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
PKvA> On 1/3/2024 2:37 PM, Peter Kranz via AF wrote:
>> There are rack mount LiFePO4 batteries with other options than
Bluetooth.
>> RS232, RS485, and HTTP/SNMP are available with LiFEPO4 batteries built
>> in BMS systems.. The HTTP/SNMP ones are the hardest to find, pretty
>> much all support RS232/CANBUS. Some inverter/rectifier shelf vendors
>> now support
>> RS485 monitoring of your battery strings natively.
>>
>> Peter Kranz
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>>
On
Behalf Of Ken Hohhof
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 12:21 PM
>> To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
>>
>> Conservatism and institutional momentum, well said. Same here.
>>
>> One issue apparently is can't charge them below 0 degrees C. But I'm
>> seeing ads claiming internal heaters and temperature controls. Can't
>> speak from experience, I just put in a bunch more AGMs.
>>
>> I also see from specs a lot about Bluetooth. I'm used to lots of
>> controls and stats via web and SNMP from some of the high end charge
>> controllers like Alpha, Eltek, ICT. How do you access the battery
>> control module at a remote site if it's Bluetooth? Or is that just for
PKvA> initial commissioning?
>>
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>
>> Sent: 1/3/2024 1:25:16 PM
>> To: "'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'" <af@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
>>
>> We're still building with VRLA batteries...but that's just the
>> combination of conservatism and institutional momentum. I'd look
PKvA> seriously at LiFePo4.
>> For compatibility with existing rectifiers you'd look for battery
>> packs with a charge controller and management built in. You can then
>> disable the temperature comp, equalization, or whatever other
>> smart/fancy stuff the rectifier would do and just let it serve as a
>> power supply and distribution device.
>>
>> There's a devil on my shoulder telling me that with Lithium drop in
>> replacements with integrated controllers I can eliminate the rectifier
>> and just get a beefy 48V power supply and a PDU. But there's that
>> institutional momentum thing again.
>>
>> -Adam
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>>
On
Behalf Of Mark - Myakka
>> Technologies
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 1:45 PM
>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com
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>> Subject: [AFMUG] -48v power plant
>>
>> Happy New Year
>>
>> I need to build a new -48v power plant. Last one I did was about 7
>> years ago. I know things have changed. Any recommendations on
PKvA> manufacturers?
>> What are thoughts about LiFePO batteries vs the standard telcomm
PKvA> batteries?
>>
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