I installed a battery bank with 72- 225 lbs C&D Technology 1770 AHr Batteries
once. We installed 8100 lbs at ground level and 8100 lbs on a second tier. We
used custom welded battery cabinets, engineered for the load, and braced to the
structure. We used custom battery trays with an acid resistant coating, and
dedicated the room to the batteries. My experience with commercially
available, large, seismic rated battery cabinets is that they are not cost
effective. Good luck with your project
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From: Kirpal Khalsa <solarwo...@gmail.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 12:47:14 PM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery Racks
Hi All.....anyone have any experience with battery racking systems for big
banks of flooded lead acid batteries? Typically we don't like to stack flooded
batteries but we may not have space for as big of a bank as we need if we don't
stack......Any one know of a company that engineers racks that are seismically
sound, have the ability to have spill containment all while maintaining some
accessibility? I know DPW makes battery racks but looking at their web site
they are typically smaller than what we need.....
We need to support roughly 7000lbs.....and are exploring if this is even
doable....
Cheers and thanks!
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Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0201 m
541-592-3958 o
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