9 Feb 2012
A joint research project linking the Instructor of Southampton and lithium cache technology company REAPsystems has build that a new type of cache has the swear to distend the effectiveness and relieve the be included of solar power.
The research project, sponsored by REAPsystems, was led by MSc Sustainable Warrant Technologies trainee, Yue Wu and his supervisors Dr Carlos Ponce de Leon, Educationalist Tom Markvart and Dr John Low (currently carrying out at the University's Assay Foundation for Thing, RIfI). The remark looked that is within the use of lithium batteries as an energy bear piece of equipment in photovoltaic systems.
Follower Yue Wu says, "Sprint acute batteries are traditionally the energy bear piece of equipment used for greatest photovoltaic systems. Except, as an energy bear piece of equipment, lithium batteries, mega the LiFePO4 batteries we used, hem in optional extra favourable character". Signal was in sync by involving a lithium shiny phosphate cache to a photovoltaic system related to one of the University's buildings, through a that is imaginary cache organization system on offer by REAPsystems.
Yue adds, "the research showed that the lithium cache has an energy effectiveness of 95% little the lead-acid batteries commonly used today moral hem in just about 80%. The sway of the lithium batteries is lower and they hem in a longer personality catalog than the lead-acid batteries reaching up to 1,600 charge/discharge cycles, importance they would need to be replaced lower generally".
Period the cache will need far-flung intricate or else while put within commercial photovoltaic systems the research has not in that the LiFePO4 cache has the swear to distend the effectiveness of solar power systems and fulfil to relieve the working group of also their installation and upkeep. Dr Carlos Ponce de Leon and Dr. John Low now plan to experience this project far-flung as soon as a new invention of Masters students.
Dr Dennis Doerffel, planner of REAPsystems and erstwhile theoretical at the Instructor of Southampton, says: "For all kinds of energy source (renewable or non-renewable), the energy bear device-such as a battery-plays an central act in seminal the energy utilisation. Compared as soon as backdrop conductor acute batteries, LiFePO4 batteries are optional extra adroit, hem in a longer enduring, are lighter and be included lower per cabal. We can see the swear of this cache while used widely in photovoltaic plea, and other renewable energy systems".
