Can be wired in either parallel or series
Integrated Bluetooth with monitoring app (Victron Connect)
Note, these batteries do not have a built-in battery management system (BMS) like the Victron SuperPack batteries. Some DIY installers find using a battery with a built-in BMS easier to use. Others prefer the smaller footprint and configurability of external BMS batteries like these.
High quality 12 volt lithium battery
330 amp hour capacity
Integrated cell balancing
Lithium Batteries require additional components during installation to make the system operate properly. These should be professionally installed to help avoid costly non-warranty failures.
Victron external BMS is required with these batteries
Lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4 or LFP) is the safest of the mainstream li-ion battery types. The nominal voltage of a LFP cell is 3.2V (lead-acid: 2V/cell). A 12.8V LFP battery therefore consists of 4 cells connected in series; and a 25.6V battery consists of 8 cells connected in series.
Rugged
A lead-acid battery will fail prematurely due to sulfation:
• If it operates in deficit mode during long periods of time (i.e. if the battery is rarely, or never at all, fully charged).
• If it is left partially charged or worse, fully discharged (yacht or mobile home during wintertime). A LFP battery does not need to be fully charged. Service life even slightly improves in case of partial charge instead of a full charge. This is a major advantage of LFP compared to lead-acid. Other advantages are the wide operating temperature range, excellent cycling performance, low internal resistance and high efficiency (see below).
LFP is therefore the chemistry of choice for very demanding applications.
Efficient
In several applications (especially off-grid solar and/or wind), energy efficiency can be of crucial importance. The round trip energy efficiency (discharge from 100% to 0% and back to 100% charged) of the average lead- acid battery is 80%.
The round trip energy efficiency of a LFP battery is 92%.
The charge process of lead-acid batteries becomes particularly inefficient when the 80% state of charge has been reached, resulting in efficiencies of 50% or even less in solar systems where several days of reserve energy is required (battery operating in 70% to 100% charged state).
In contrast, a LFP battery will still achieve 90% efficiency under shallow discharge conditions.
Size and weight
Saves up to 70% in space
Saves up to 70% in weight
Expensive?
LFP batteries are expensive when compared to lead-acid. But in demanding applications, the high initial cost will be more than compensated by longer service life, superior reliability and excellent efficiency.
Bluetooth
With Bluetooth cell voltages, temperature and alarm status can be monitored.
Very useful to localize a (potential) problem, such as cell imbalance.
For more information or specifications, please refer to the Datasheet under "MANUFACTURERS RESOURCES".
Specifications
MFG #:BAT512132410
| Capacity330Ah
| Volts12.8V
Voltage
12.8V
Capacity
330Ah
Maximum Continuous Discharge Current
400A
Life Cycles 80% DoD
2500
Life Cycles 50% DoD
5000
Size
10.4" x 14.1" x 8.1"
Weight
66 lb (30 kg)
Warning
This item may be known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
