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opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2024/09/12 09:58]
frater_secessus [warming]
opinion:frater_secessus:self-heated_lifepo4 [2024/11/24 16:28] (current)
frater_secessus [robust charging] added blog post
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 ===== TLDR ===== ===== TLDR =====
  
-  * LiFePO4 cannot be charged when the cells are below ~freezing.+  * LiFePO4 cannot be charged when the cells are below ~freezing, or discharged well below freezing
   * some kind of warming is required before charging   * some kind of warming is required before charging
      * self-heated:   easier      * self-heated:   easier
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 If one was charging by alternator only and only driving to/from work while stealthing in freezing weather it's conceivable the self-heated batt would get //never get charged at all// because it wouldn't have time to get out of the heating phase. If one was charging by alternator only and only driving to/from work while stealthing in freezing weather it's conceivable the self-heated batt would get //never get charged at all// because it wouldn't have time to get out of the heating phase.
  
 +[Note:  those who want to charge vigorously might want to [[https://mouse.mousetrap.net/blog/2024-11-23-backchannel--charging-rates-and-self-heating-batteries-.html#temperature-and-charge-rate|keep the battery bank quite warm]]]
 ==== specific configurations ==== ==== specific configurations ====
  
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