---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 01:11:12 -0700 > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Old packs as powerwalls @L3 EVSE sites to help smoothout > the grid, +more > From: ev@lists.evdl.org > > I don't think battery's self-discharge is any significant factor, if > that is what you are talking about. Typical self-discharge of Li packs > is less than 0.1% per day so for a storage that should be able to bridge > a couple days as in grid storage, this issue is irrelevant. > Otherwise, people would not be doing just this... > > Cor van de Water
I just tried some Lipo cells that have been on the shelf for..about 16 years,, without any charging They had almost full voltage.. !! Wow, thats interesting Some day I will do a voltage capacity plot of them, I have 3pcs Sony Energytech from Ericsson Phones, size code VP383562A A1 year/Date code:(??) WHK16B I also had some russian NiMh AAcells from 1992, they also had ok voltage still, after about 10 years now without a charge.. The Powercells from Honda Civic hybrid (NiMh, D-size) seems to have a *very* high self discharge, some months before they are low on energy. but they seems to always recover great with some overcharging. And I also have some chinese HY-power(?) White 100Ah LiFePo4 pack (20 Ah bags inside) that have not seen charge since 2008, They was also not dead now 2016, in fact it had a lot of Ah left, (and they had been shorted/overcharged back in 2009, badly. And only 5 of 16 cells was not big balloon-ed back then,, 1 was slightly swollen I have seen a slight increase of the balooning over the years now on the bad cells. But the 4 non-balooned cells have stayed flat and fine over the years. / John _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)