24V 100Ah vs 2X 12V 100Ah battery for 24V system?

[questrov]

24V 100Ah vs 2X 12V 100Ah battery for 24V system? What are pros & cons? Which way would you go?

 

[sunshine_eggo]

24V 200Ah has 4.8kWh of energy storage
24V with 2X 100Ah 12V in series has 2.4kWh of energy storage.

2X the storage. Since money isn't mentioned, moar capacity.

 

[questrov]

Oops, edit! Should be 24V 100Ah. Same capacity, discharge, etc I believe.

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[sunshine_eggo]

24V. All 8 cells are managed by the same BMS ensuring cell balance.

12V can only balance within themselves. The 12V batteries would need to be top balanced in parallel periodically. From:

https://www.solar-electric.com/lib/wind-sun/Battle_Born_Manual.pdf

If your batteries are in series and not being charged by a multi-bank charger it is recommended that you fully charge the batteries individually once a year. This will balance out the entire battery bank to ensure the batteries will reach its expected life span.

 

[indalecio]

24V type is better for the application.

 

[smoothJoey]

24V type is better for the application.

Why?

 

[indalecio]

one BMS control one battery pack unit is easy to handle. but if you connect them in series, MAYBE, there will be potential problem. because you connect in series 2 BMS.
more simple with less problem.

 

[50ShadesOfDirt]

Nobody ever expects a battery to fail, but if one does (bad bms), it's possibly a bonus if your battery bank configuration can be reconfigured with less Ah, vs being dead in the water while a battery is being warrantied out.

 

[schmism]

Nobody ever expects a battery to fail, but if one does (bad bms), it's possibly a bonus if your battery bank configuration can be reconfigured with less Ah, vs being dead in the water while a battery is being warrantied out.

that is not an option with only two 12v batteries in series.

Put me in the a single 24v battery camp.