The LiFePO4 forum is for DIY, so I thought it would be more appropriate to post this question here.
I’ve built a 560Ah 24V (8S) battery from cells and am happy with its performance (especially given how little I paid for the cells).
I’ve got it hooked up in a simple 1.1kW GTIL-based solar system but several friends and family members are now expressing interest in copying the system I’ve architected.
No way am I going to suggest any of those non-DIYer parties attempt to build their own battery from cells, hence my interest in getting some recommendations on the best turn-key LiFePO4 battery options/suppliers currently in the US market.
Even though I went 24V, it’ll probably make more sense for any of these other builds to go 48VDC so I’m looking for recommendations on the best current options in terms of 48V (16S) LiFePO4 batteries in the 100Ah to 300Ah range.
Lowest possible cost is not as high a priority as a reliable US-based supplier, so BattleBorn would be an option save for the fact that the highest voltage they offer is 24V (8S) and only 50Ah at that.
So a 2P2S array of 4 50Ah 24V Battleborn batteries will get me a 100Ah 48V battery costing $3200 but my guess is that there must be suppliers offering 100Ah to 300Ah 48V turnkey batteries for less than that.
As an example, here is a 150Ah 48V LiFePO4 battery claiming to be ‘assembled in the USA’ being sold for $1580 by BatteryEvo: https://batteryevo.com/48v-nec-a123-lifepo4-5kwh-120ah-battery-golf-cart-with-130a-bms-120a-breaker-led/?sku=48V With Box&gclid=CjwKCAjwy7CKBhBMEiwA0Eb7av0aZ0CzQKcWQaEfMJbdDIZIrb0sPBP426HfW_4HYBBs-vkFZuxaChoCumYQAvD_BwE
Any advice on US-based vendors that are offering quality turnkey 48V LiFePO batteries in the 100Ah to 300Ah range appreciated.
I’ve built a 560Ah 24V (8S) battery from cells and am happy with its performance (especially given how little I paid for the cells).
I’ve got it hooked up in a simple 1.1kW GTIL-based solar system but several friends and family members are now expressing interest in copying the system I’ve architected.
No way am I going to suggest any of those non-DIYer parties attempt to build their own battery from cells, hence my interest in getting some recommendations on the best turn-key LiFePO4 battery options/suppliers currently in the US market.
Even though I went 24V, it’ll probably make more sense for any of these other builds to go 48VDC so I’m looking for recommendations on the best current options in terms of 48V (16S) LiFePO4 batteries in the 100Ah to 300Ah range.
Lowest possible cost is not as high a priority as a reliable US-based supplier, so BattleBorn would be an option save for the fact that the highest voltage they offer is 24V (8S) and only 50Ah at that.
So a 2P2S array of 4 50Ah 24V Battleborn batteries will get me a 100Ah 48V battery costing $3200 but my guess is that there must be suppliers offering 100Ah to 300Ah 48V turnkey batteries for less than that.
As an example, here is a 150Ah 48V LiFePO4 battery claiming to be ‘assembled in the USA’ being sold for $1580 by BatteryEvo: https://batteryevo.com/48v-nec-a123-lifepo4-5kwh-120ah-battery-golf-cart-with-130a-bms-120a-breaker-led/?sku=48V With Box&gclid=CjwKCAjwy7CKBhBMEiwA0Eb7av0aZ0CzQKcWQaEfMJbdDIZIrb0sPBP426HfW_4HYBBs-vkFZuxaChoCumYQAvD_BwE
Any advice on US-based vendors that are offering quality turnkey 48V LiFePO batteries in the 100Ah to 300Ah range appreciated.