Good Afternoon,
Quick background: Starting ground on a new house, near Spokane Wa, on 10 Acres and I am contemplating not connecting to the grid.
Original plan was to build my own battery bank utilizing LifePO4 battery cells until I started reading the 2020 NEC. I received quotes and was ready to pull the trigger on a very large number of cells.
Reading the 2020 NEC I don't believe Article 706 implies as it is more orientated towards all in one systems similar to Tesla Power wall. Article 480 is specific towards battery banks. Unfortunately, according to Article 480 Storage batteries and battery management equipment shall be listed unless they are lead-acid batteries. I thought this was a kiss of death, pretty much everywhere in the US, for everything discussed on this forum.
Real Curiosity: A little bit of google searches shows that apparently EVE LF280K cells are UL listed. Maybe this project isn't dead before it really even began...
Listing
Certificate
The real question: Does anyone know if there batteries are "stamped" or even say the brand/model number on them? Enough to convince an inspector? What has your experience been with this issue?
@Jenny Wu Do yours and do you have the certificate?
Quick background: Starting ground on a new house, near Spokane Wa, on 10 Acres and I am contemplating not connecting to the grid.
Original plan was to build my own battery bank utilizing LifePO4 battery cells until I started reading the 2020 NEC. I received quotes and was ready to pull the trigger on a very large number of cells.
Reading the 2020 NEC I don't believe Article 706 implies as it is more orientated towards all in one systems similar to Tesla Power wall. Article 480 is specific towards battery banks. Unfortunately, according to Article 480 Storage batteries and battery management equipment shall be listed unless they are lead-acid batteries. I thought this was a kiss of death, pretty much everywhere in the US, for everything discussed on this forum.
Real Curiosity: A little bit of google searches shows that apparently EVE LF280K cells are UL listed. Maybe this project isn't dead before it really even began...
Listing
Certificate
The real question: Does anyone know if there batteries are "stamped" or even say the brand/model number on them? Enough to convince an inspector? What has your experience been with this issue?
@Jenny Wu Do yours and do you have the certificate?