Accumulators for uninterrupted power supply: advantages of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries
16 January 2025
Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries: traction batteries are well suited for household use. Lithium iron phosphate batteries are considered by some experts to be new generation storage devices that have achieved a balance between high performance, safety and reduced environmental impact:
- Rejection of the use of cobalt makes them much more environmentally friendly, besides, they have become much easier to recycle after the end of use.
- Improved energy density — As battery manufacturers improve their chemistry, lithium batteries become more energy-dense. This provides a longer operating time without the need for frequent recharging, which is especially important during long blackouts.
- Charging speed is a very important indicator, especially in Ukrainian conditions, when the period of electricity supply by the centralized power system can be very short. And here it is very important that the battery can recover its charge as much as possible, even in a very limited period. In LFP accumulators, this is implemented using special booster technologies.
- Thermal stability is one of the main problems of lithium batteries - thermal acceleration, which often leads to battery ignition, sometimes even a destructive explosion. In lithium-iron-phosphate batteries, it was possible to overcome this drawback, so they can be used directly in residential premises without the risk of fire.
- Long service life - new chemical formulas and improvements in battery design allowed to significantly increase the number of recharging cycles. According to this indicator, LFP accumulators are superior to the rest of other types of accumulators, so such an accumulator can serve for a very long time and does not require frequent replacement.
But it is especially important at home for the household consumer — this is the minimum required level of service. In fact, you only need to monitor the state of the contacts, the battery itself does not require any manipulation. Therefore, the system of energy accumulation and storage functions virtually autonomously. Well, it is important to note that after the cancellation of customs duties and VAT on traction batteries, their prices in Kyiv fell significantly.