A follow up to my previous video on batteries. How to choose the ideal battery for your own situation, based on a number of key factors.
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Tesla Powerwall 2 battery:
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FranklinWH aPower battery:
https://www.franklinwh.com/au/product/
LG ESS Home 8 battery:
https://www.lg.com/us/ess/home
Enphase 10T battery:
https://enphase.com/store/storage/gen2/iq-battery-10t
SunPower SunVault battery:
https://us.sunpower.com/home-solar/solar-battery-storage
SolarEdge StorEdge battery:
https://www.solaredge.com/uk/products/StorEdge-products-for-on-grid-applications
GivEnergy All-in-One battery:
https://givenergy.co.uk/products/all-in-one/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Battery Size
01:26 Charge & Discharge Rates
03:26 DC Coupled
07:49 AC Coupled
10:34 AC & DC Coupled Summary Table
10:55 Battery Chemistry
13:35 Depth of Discharge
15:36 Lifetime & Warranty
18:01 EPS
19:43 Management Capabilities
21:30 Latest Batteries
24:16 Tim & Kat
Correction:
6:18 I forgot to mention there is also a DC-DC conversion when the solar power is stored in the battery in the first place - this is because the voltages will be different. The conversion losses for DC-DC conversions are typically lower than AC-DC however.
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