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Cell Balancing Module (CBM) - easy installation

Cell Balancing Module (CBM) - easy installation

The photo shows afour-cell testing pack with CBM installed. On the right there is a single CBM - balancing up to 1.7A. On the left, there is a cascade of 3 CBMs that increase the balacing current to up to 5A (3x ~1.7A).

High speed balancing with high currents using Akumons

High speed balancing with high currents using Akumons

A simple solutionusing the automotive 12V relay and the 12V halogen bulbs.

Simple solution to make a 24V battery pack

Simple solution to make a 24V battery pack

Two 12V batteries (here 12V 60A) are packed together. A plastic handle is mounted too, to allow easy carrying of the pack.

A high power fuse (400A) and two Akumons are mounted

Another installation diagram for the off-grid solutions

Using the LiFePO4 batteries for off-grid solutions

Using the LiFePO4 batteries for off-grid solutions

Combining the"easy to get components" to build off-grid solutions: solar chargers (charge controllers), wind-turbine invertors, UPS…..

To get a reliable and highly efficient energy storage the LFP batteries are used.

Installing the LFP batteries for UPS

Installing the LFP batteries for UPS

The two LP 12V 20AH batteries provide up to 500Wh of energy, a doublevalue of the SLA batteries. Using bigger batteries (40AH, 60AH…) can even multiply the performace.

Replacing SLA in the UPS with LFP

Replacing SLA in the UPS with LFP

Multiply the performance of any UPS (Uninterruptable Power Source) by replacing the SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) batteries with the LFP (Lithium Phosphate) technology.

The old battery pack on the photos is from APC 1000VA rack UPS model. The nominal capacity of the

RT-BMS CAN Bus definition

RT-BMS CAN Bus definition

Following datagrams are sent by the RT-BMS master over the CAN bus at speed of 250 kb/s. The CAN module uses the version 2.0 of the protocol.

Address : 0x14A10101

D0 : Battery pack total capacity (0 .. 100 %) D1 : Current (-127 … +126, value * 5 = current

Assembling 12 pcs of 3.2V cells into a 36V 20Ah pack

Assembling 12 pcs of 3.2V cells into a 36V 20Ah pack

Installation diagram for a battery pack based on the 12V...

Installation diagram for a battery pack based on the 12V monolithic LP batteries

This diagram give details on how to install the battery pack using . This solution is especially suitable for small systems like EV boats operating at 24V (2 batteries), 48V (4 bat