Home Energy Storage Monitoring Apps and Data Tracking
I have commissioned several hundred residential systems, and I can tell you exactly which phone call I get most often. It is not about capacity, and it is…
Lithium Battery for Aviation Ground Power Units
The first battery ground power unit I commissioned sat on a Gulf stand where the tarmac measured 68°C at
two in the afternoon, replacing a diesel unit…
Sodium-Ion Battery for Data Center Backup Power
Over the last decade I have designed and commissioned backup battery strings for everything from a two-rack
network closet to a 12 MW colocation hall…
Battery Solution for Elevator and Escalator Backup
I have spent a good part of twelve years standing in elevator machine rooms that nobody visits until something goes wrong: a concrete box at the top of a…
Semi-Solid State Battery Degradation Mechanisms Explained
I have spent the last four years pulling semi-solid cells apart after they failed. Not the dramatic failures
thermal runaway, venting, fire but the quiet o…
Home Energy Storage in Hot Attics and Garages
Every residential installer has the same conversation weekly: “can we put the home energy storage battery in the garage, or up in the attic?” The answer is…
Lithium Battery for Street Sweeper and Municipal Fleets
By Karl Huang, Senior Lithium Battery Engineer, Horizon Power
I have spent fifteen years specifying lithium battery packs for vehicles nobody writes poetr…
Semi-Solid State Battery for Medical Devices and Implants
I am Karl Huang, a senior lithium battery engineer, and the two hardest design reviews I sit through every year are not about cars or aircraft. They are a…
Sodium-Ion vs LFP for Grid Storage: Duration and Cost
I have spent the last decade specifying battery energy storage systems for utility and commercial projects, and almost every procurement conversation now s…
Battery Solution for Traffic and Toll Infrastructure
A toll lane that goes dark stops collecting revenue the second it fails. A signalized intersection that loses power turns a controlled crossing into a n…