Cell Configurations for 12V 24V and 48V LiFePo4 Batteries 2023-05-13

This short deck shows 1P and 2P cell configurations for 12V, 24V & 48V LiFePO4 batteries.

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Document Revision History
Revision 2 - Added comments about alternate physical layouts
Revision 3 - Added note about weight of large configurations.
Revision 4 - Added Wh (Watt Hour) Calculations.
Revision 5 - Added parallel-first configurations for each voltage and added a note about bus-bars.
Revision 5 - Added a couple of 'bonus' layouts.
Revision 6 - Updated note about bus-bars.
Revision 7 - Added a page about design considerations for Series-First set ups.
Revision 8 - Corrected a few minor typos/mistakes
Revision 9 - Added a few ‘bonus’ 4P layouts. Also updated comments on long bus-bars.
Revision 10 - Added 'flat-pack' layouts for 12V.
Revision 11 - Added a few ‘bonus’ 3P16S layouts.
Revision 12 - Corrected color coding on BMS harnesses & added a couple new bonus layouts
Revision 13 – Made it clearer where Battery Positive and Battery Negative is.
10/30/2021 - Added a couple of 'bonus' 3P4S layouts.
3/30/2022 - Added bonus layouts for side placement of main positive and negative
3/30/2022 - Update Serial-firs vs parallel-first pro/con chart.