On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:55 AM, Ray Walters <r...@solarray.com> wrote: ...but as far as I can tell, every other storage chemistry has similar characteristics: lower capacity at low temps, a high temp limit, non-linear cycle life depending on DOD, Puekert's exponent relating capacity vs charge/ discharge rates, volt drop under hard discharge, etc.
R.Ray Walters CTO, Solarray, Inc Nabcep Certified PV Installer, Licensed Master Electrician Solar Design Engineer 303 505-8760 Exception: LFP batteries are not affected by Peukerts Law. Discharging at 3C or .3C has little effect. Also, high temperature degradation rate quite a bit lower than that of lead batteries. Larry Crutcher _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
