Page 2 - Understanding energy storage batteries
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Table of Contents
Why do people look at battery storage? .................................................................................................... 3
Do your Homework before purchasing energy storage batteries .............................................................. 5
Comparing battery technologies ................................................................................................................. 7
What does Depth of Discharge or DOD mean? ......................................................................................... 11
What is the Cycle Life of Your Battery? ..................................................................................................... 12
How much battery capacity do you need? ............................................................................................... 13
What is your Battery Size? ........................................................................................................................ 15
Battery weights ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Battery safety ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Is your battery toxic to you or your environment? ................................................................................... 19
Battery degradation .................................................................................................................................. 20
Battery Drawdown power ......................................................................................................................... 22
Battery Operating Temperature................................................................................................................ 23
Battery Recyclability .................................................................................................................................. 25
What does the warranty for my energy storage battery really mean? .................................................... 29
Battery Safety Data Sheets - SDS............................................................................................................... 30
Quoting for Storage and PV installations .................................................................................................. 31
GridEdge and SoNick Battery. ................................................................................................................... 33
Why SoNick Battery? – Sodium Nickel Chloride or liquid salt battery ...................................................... 34
Plug and Play unit characteristics – domestic and small business ............................................................ 35
Voltswagon Clean Energy Trailer characteristics – building sites, festivals and events ........................... 36
GridEdge contact details and further information .................................................................................... 37
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