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Originally Posted by creeky
A lithium pack also makes your system 15 to 20% more efficient charging. And up to 40% more efficient discharging.
Lithium has a longer lifespan. It is recyclable. Safer. Virtually no maintenance.
There are those who will mistake operational needs for problems. Nothing can be done about that. Engineer solutions is what most of us do.
Some folks who own pb based systems still argue. Woad faces are common. But a couple years ago Princeton researchers proved what lithium folks have been saying. Right now lithium is cheaper on a per cycle basis than pb.
To go off grid is completely within reach. And I would suggest, the moral responsibility of those with the brains and budget to do so.
A Tesla battery or two (now available). An SMA inverter (now available). Few solar panels. Day to put it together. No worries. |
What do you do when a single cell goes bad on your lithium battery? How do you detect it?
If you have a lithium battery pack, then you have a lot of low voltage single cells. How do you change it?
With all the problems of L/A batteries they still have a place in home installs.
You keep saying "To go off grid is completely in reach." For whom? Certainly not the person living in the suburbs on a 100 x 100 lot. you can't use your situation as the paradigm for everyone. This is how people get in trouble, you have to qualify your statement.
Rob