Coldcanuck
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Curious as to what everyone's thoughts are on heating the Renogy 100Ah smart batteries. As you can see from the picture below of a teardown, Renogy is using pouch cells stacked on top of each other. In the photo below, the right side is the bottom of the battery pack when installed in the case. Building a heating pad solution to keep the unit above 32f, would one be safe to heat from the bottom using pad heaters and a plate or should one consider trying to heat from the sides with minimal concentration at the bottom? The pads I purchased are 3" x 13" pulling around 7 watts @ 12vdc, they get quite warm and after learning that Renogy uses pouch cells I am starting to feel a little leery. If heating from the bottom up, all the energy will be concentrated on the lower most pouch and need to travel up through the pouches (right through to left in the photo below).
Any input would be appreciated!
link to referenced teardown if curious: Renogy 100Ah Smart Tear Down
Any input would be appreciated!
link to referenced teardown if curious: Renogy 100Ah Smart Tear Down