May I ask why the two of you (John, Cor) decided to use Leaf packs rather than Volt packs? The spinel chemistry used in Leaf batteries is known to be inferior to the NMC chemistry which I think is used in Volt packs, and the Volt packs have liquid temperature control to further improve longevity. On the other hand, the Leaf modules seem to be much easier to work with if you want to make a custom pack, say by combining the basic 2s2p modules in parallel to make higher Ah modules, or to fit an existing battery box in a conversion.
Then there are also Tesla S modules available which seem to be the best chemistry for longevity and the highest energy density. Some are concerned with the safety of these higher energy density cells, but the Tesla packs seem very well designed for safety with each cell fused on both anode and cathode, and my understanding is you have access to the bms wires from each module so can straight-forwardly connect a bms to them. Just wondering what drove your decision. I've toyed with the idea of using one of the above in my conversion for a couple years now, but my LiFePO4 pack, though 7 years old, is still doing fine so I'm reticent to spend more money on batteries, and I'd kind of like to see how long it lasts before significant degradation. I lean more toward Tesla modules since I could double my pack size and have a bit LESS weight, and I think with proper care in the implementation, packaging, and operation (bms) they would be safe. I also prefer liquid cooling since I think the end of life of my cells will be caused by creeping up internal resistance, not capacity loss. We get fairly high temperatures here in July and August (~100F, sometimes above) so the higher internal resistance will result in more pack heating and pack temperatures exceeding the ~40C (104F) limit above which it seems that greater deterioration occurs. I've exceeded that a few times, and expect it will get more frequent as ir creeps up. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Leaf-battery-pack-connector-tp4684927p4685015.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
