Battery Storage
Capture the surplus energy produced by your solar panels and store it for later use with a solar battery. By harnessing this excess energy, you can optimize your electricity usage and make the most of the clean, renewable energy you generate from the sun.
With a solar battery system, you can power your home or business with confidence, knowing that you have a reliable source of stored energy to use when the sun isn't shining. Plus, by reducing your reliance on the grid, you can lower your energy costs and contribute to a more sustainable future.
How does the Battery Storage Work?
As solar panels are being used widely across the world, the users are also installing battery storage systems to make the most of the solar panels. These batteries work like a rechargeable battery. These batteries get charged by the sun’s power
Usable capacity is the amount of energy in kWh that a battery can store. Remember that you should never drain the battery fully. Some vendors mislead buyers by selling products quoting ‘total capacity’. Check such products thoroughly before making the purchase. You must know the ‘Usable capacity of the battery. For example, the Tesla Powerwall is 14kWh, but it is sold quoting as 13.5kWh usable capacity.
A cycle is one fully discharged and one fully charged. But in reality, it does not work like that. A battery may only discharge 1/4, then recharge 1/4. This would be 25% of a cycle. Before you buy, know how many cycles a battery is warranted for.
If you are planning an EV? It would be best to have a bigger battery to keep the property running. Larger capacity offers more charging at a cheap rate. For high-power electrical devices, larger batteries can be a better choice as they have a higher output and will not be damaged by higher consumption.
Some battery storage systems are capable of delivering 800w (watts) of power. This much power is not enough even if you wish to warm a tea kettle for a cupful of tea which needs 2000 watts. In the same way, if you’re generating 4kW and the battery can only store 3kW, then 1kW will be sent back to the grid, wasting the energy generation.
Hence, it is important to check the power output before you buy, or else you may have to draw a huge amount of energy from the grid in spite of having energy in your battery.
The more kWhs you have, the more reasonable your bills will be and you will be able to take advantage of ‘Time of Use’ tariffs. You can charge at a cheap rate and sell back to the grid at higher rates. The larger the storage, the more you can sell.
Most systems are designed just for energy storage. However, some systems offer a backup to support the electrical system of the property when there’s a power cut. Here are a couple of things to consider: In order to stop any damage to your battery or appliances some circuits better be removed from the backed-up circuits.
You can have a bigger storage capacity to store extra power.
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