Lithium Battery Pack Insulation Resistance and Hipot Testing
Every lithium battery pack I sign off on leaves the factory having passed two electrical safety tests that most buyers never see: insulation resistance (IR…
Home Energy Storage Dynamic Tariff Optimization
Over the past twelve years I have designed and commissioned lithium battery systems for drones, inspection robots, and off-grid cabins. The home energy sto…
Battery Solution for Standby Generator Starting and Cranking
A standby generator is only as reliable as the battery that starts it. Over fifteen years building lithium packs for telecom sites, pumping stations and da…
Semi-Solid State Battery SOH Estimation Methods
As a senior lithium battery engineer who has spent the last decade qualifying cells for demanding commercial programs, I get asked one question more than a…
Lithium Battery Charger CAN Bus Communication and Protocol Integration
When a customer asks me to integrate a smart lithium battery charger into a battery management system, the conversation quickly moves away from volts and a…
Sodium-Ion Battery Module Build and Configuration
When a procurement manager asks me to quote a sodium-ion battery module, the first thing I do is stop thinking about the cell and start thinking about the…
Semi-Solid State Battery Balancing and Equalization Strategy
As a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, I have spent the last decade tuning battery management systems for packs built on different chemistr…
Home Energy Storage Performance for Holiday Rentals
Running a holiday rental changes how a home energy storage system earns its keep. Unlike a family home that draws power every evening on a predictable sche…
Battery Solution for Highway Tolling and ITS Cabinets
Every highway tolling lane and roadside intelligent transportation system (ITS) cabinet depends on power that never sleeps. When the grid drops, a barrier…
Sodium-Ion Battery Formation and First-Cycle Efficiency
Formation is the first controlled charge and discharge a sodium-ion cell receives after assembly. I have run formation lines for both lithium-ion and sodiu…