We're still building with VRLA batteries...but that's just the combination of conservatism and institutional momentum. I'd look seriously at LiFePo4. For compatibility with existing rectifiers you'd look for battery packs with a charge controller and management built in. You can then disable the temperature comp, equalization, or whatever other smart/fancy stuff the rectifier would do and just let it serve as a power supply and distribution device.
There's a devil on my shoulder telling me that with Lithium drop in replacements with integrated controllers I can eliminate the rectifier and just get a beefy 48V power supply and a PDU. But there's that institutional momentum thing again. -Adam -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Mark - Myakka Technologies Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 1:45 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] -48v power plant Happy New Year I need to build a new -48v power plant. Last one I did was about 7 years ago. I know things have changed. Any recommendations on manufacturers? What are thoughts about LiFePO batteries vs the standard telcomm batteries? -- Thanks, Mark mailto:m...@mailmt.com Myakka Communications www.Myakka.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
