First you can look at your previous electricity usage.
Lithium battery bank diy.
Lifepo4 batteries are fairly new for solar use.
My home originally used a 24volt bank of lead acid see pic on the right.
Diy 4s lithium battery pack with bms.
My replacement bank is lifepo4 25 6volt batteries as in the.
The first step in designing your diy battery bank is calculating how much electricity you typically use known as your electricity load.
Lead acid batteries are cheaper and more common than lithium ion batteries but lithium ion batteries have longer lifespans higher efficiencies and higher energy density than their lead acid counterparts.
I have watched and read more than one tutorial or how to guide on lithium ion batteries and battery packs but i haven t really seen one that gives you a lot of details.
If you are already connected to the grid simply look at your total electricity use for the last 12 months.
In this video i wil.
As a newbie i had trouble finding good answers so a lot of this was trial and.
These failed only after a year of use.
This video is about how to build an 12 6v 18650 lithium battery pack for an electric bike or solar generator or a small tesla power wall.
This was a costly mistake.