Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
wow, Reuben ... !? A full MegaWatt hours of capacity?!?!? ?According to one source, that's enough to power the average household of 5-weeks!!
What is your cruising range on motor alone?? Must be
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THOMAS VANDERMEULEN
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Re: Electric motor size for 48' cat
Hey Jack,
Thanks for that info!? That's a pretty close comparison, so that's very helpful.? More and more, I'm thinking the Thunderstruck 12k package at 48v seems like the right fit.
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Eric <sailawayvlog@...>
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Hi Chris,
I know what you mean meaning having the flow through the BMS unit rather than it control a relay, but what turned me is that with the daly unit you can set limits to cut charging but still
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Kel Bryant
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Hi mate
the daly BMS has 300, 400 and 500A version in the EV/Boat range, when you run 2 BMS's you then add a parallel module to each one.
my motors are twin 48V / 15kW , 1,000AH impressive
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Kel Bryant
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
I would avoid Daly. They have a nice website, tons of videos, ect. I consider most of it vaporware. It simply doesn't work as its supposed to or just doesn't work. If you have any chance of the cells
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Matt Foley
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Hi Kel,
Thanks for that. I did see the Daly Pack Parallel Module. I have not been able to get comfortable with the BMS units where the charge and discharge current is passed through and regulated by
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ChristopherH
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Does the Daly BMS allow for 200A current - I’m guessing your motors are 48v/10kW?
I have twins in my cat but a single 1,000AH/48v pack with Winston cells - 16s. Much simpler than two packs.
what
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Reuben Trane
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Re: Motor recommendation
I’d think a 48v/10kW or 12kW is big enough. Check the kits at thunderstruck-EV. com. They may have good recommendations for your boat. I have a pair if 10kW Motenergy water cooled with Sevcon Gen4
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Reuben Trane
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Motor recommendation
I have a Sabre 28-2 with a 30 hp Atomic 4 engine.? What size electric motor should I consider?
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laurencestarr1@...
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Hi Chris
I am building a 47ft cat with 2 x ME1616 motor, am going to install 2 x 16 string 304ah banks in parallel, mainly for a back up should we have a problem, we are going to use 2 x BMS's with
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Kel Bryant
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Stew,
Thanks for the input. Check out The Off Grid Garage on YouTube. This guy has done a lot of testing with parallel banks and parallel cells. His testing makes it look like it’s no big deal.
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ChristopherH
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Interesting article - thanks for posting - needs a few reads to fully understand!
I have had 2 x 16s sets in parallel (2 x 16 272Ah lifepo4 cells) set up with an Overkill 16s bms for each. I run them
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Stew
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Re: sevcon controlled electric drive does not rotate
The motor itself is not sealed well enough, and in this saildrive orgintion
water can collect on the top of the motor and seep in .
The 4 screws that hold the encoder down can also short out the
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Brian
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San Juan 24
Anybody interested in a San Juan 24 in the seattle area?CheapNeeds a motor
Cheers
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sw
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Thanks guys. I’ve been watching some YouTube videos from the Off Grid Garage. The guy is doing parallel 48 volt strings. I’m warming back up to the idea of doing just this. Need to do some more
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ChristopherH
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Or you can go with 2 strings, 2 BMS and combine the strings like you originally talked about. But you don’t have to make these formally “switchable” strings---they can be segregated for
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Myles Twete
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Good Article.
I would use one of these two approaches:? either double each cell and build a single, double-capacity battery, with one BMS, etc.
Or, build two completely separate batteries, each
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bobkart
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
I found this great article by Orion BMS that discusses parallel strings. Reading this really makes me lean toward parallel cells as you wise gents previously suggested.
Thanks again for all the
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ChristopherH
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Re: sevcon controlled electric drive does not rotate
That's it!? Once you take the 3 screws off you'll see the board mounted underneath with a bunch of gunk holding it in place.
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jeffsschwartz@...
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Re: Parallel LiFePO4 Packs
Reuben,
From what I’ve seen, Victron only have BMS for their line of packaged batteries in the 12 and 24 volt ranges.
Chris
Sent from myPhone
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ChristopherH
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