I saw a reference in Home Power to a battery technology that I had never heard of, Silicone Salt batteries. When I try to search for technical descriptions of the technology I don't find much depth. The majority of the results link back to a an obviously Chinese origin English as second language website that represents that these batteries are greater then sliced bread. Operation and storage down to -40 C, very long term charge storage, sealed construction, long life, you name it they claim it. The only really somewhat independent evaluation is Backwoods Solar that is collecting anecdotal evidence on operation of real systems. The batteries are represented as drop in for AGMs, same voltage and same settings as an AGM.
Not much for research papers on this technology and most older references are the typical media hype. Anyone found any legit info on these?
I don't need batteries but in my area there are a lot of off grid 4 season camps with solar systems that could really use an abuse resistant battery that wont get damaged by freezing conditions. Minus 35 degrees F happens every few years and -25 F is pretty routine most winters. Most of the camps are on posts with no basements and ground water can be an issue so excavated battery boxes are not a great option. I cant really recommend NI Fe as most owners would let them boil dry and would probably fill them with pond water.
Not much for research papers on this technology and most older references are the typical media hype. Anyone found any legit info on these?
I don't need batteries but in my area there are a lot of off grid 4 season camps with solar systems that could really use an abuse resistant battery that wont get damaged by freezing conditions. Minus 35 degrees F happens every few years and -25 F is pretty routine most winters. Most of the camps are on posts with no basements and ground water can be an issue so excavated battery boxes are not a great option. I cant really recommend NI Fe as most owners would let them boil dry and would probably fill them with pond water.
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