Sodium-Ion Battery Charging: Charge Limits and SOC Window
Why Sodium Chemistry Needs Its Own Charg Limits
Twelve years of my career went on lithium iron phosphate packs for forklifts and stationary racks. In the l…
Home Energy Storage Communication Protocols Explained
When a homeowner asks me why their new battery will not charge, nine times out of ten the problem is not the cells. It is the conversation between the batt…
Home Energy Storage for Multi-Generation Households
When three generations share one roof, the home stops being a simple electricity consumer and becomes a small, always-on critical facility. In my work as a…
Lithium Battery for RV Systems: Performance and Sizing
When I audit recreational vehicle electrical systems, the same story comes up at almost every campsite: the owner has replaced an ageing lead-acid house ba…
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…
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…
Home Energy Storage Lithium vs Sodium Chemistry
I have spent the last decade sizing residential storage systems for homes in climates that range from the humid subtropics of Shenzhen to unheated garages…
Lithium Battery for Golf Carts and Resort Fleets
I have spent the better part of fourteen years specifying traction packs for everything from airport ground support equipment to agricultural utility vehic…
Sodium-Ion Battery for Residential Solar Self-Consumption
I have spent the last decade specifying cells for UAV packs, telecom backup strings and, more recently, for the garage wall. In the last three years the q…
Semi-Solid State Battery Fast Charge Capability and Limits
Pulling 4C out of a semi-solid state pack sounds like a spec sheet triumph until you watch a thin slice of anode under a reference electrode and see lithiu…