New Industry Products

Clayton Releases 12/24V Lithium Ion Batteries

January 04, 2012 by Jeff Shepard

The 12 and 24V lithium ion battery packs from Clayton Power, with ranges from 10 to 400Ah, come with an integrated Battery Management System which makes them advanced enough to handle shorts without causing any danger or suffering damage.

According to the company, great benefits are achieved for industrial, automotive, maritime and various other industries by using lithium ion battery packs. Lithium ion batteries are more powerful and provide more energy for high consumption than traditional lead batteries as they may be discharged with up to 80% compared to the traditional 30-50% – without damaging the battery or reducing its lifetime. The batteries are charged extremely fast, in down to 50 minutes for a 12Vdc – 100Ah lithium-ion battery.

All lithium ion batteries have a very advanced integrated Battery Management System (BMS) which ensures long lifetime, high efficiency, and a very accurate State of Charge (SOC) calculation.

Advanced SOC-calculations ensure that all lithium cells are kept in a balanced state at all times. The BMS has a high cell-balance current which reduces the need for active cell-balancing and restores cells to a balanced state faster. The BMS manages cell-balancing of each single cell in charge, discharge, and idle mode.

Each lithium ion battery has an extended interface which allows it to control power distribution for different consumers. The interface may also control alternative chargers, solar panels, gen-sets, and other charging devices. Control of external devices is ensured via several communications, wake-ups, and input and output pins.