What is the LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) Battery ?

The LiFePO4 Battery also called LFP Batteries,refers to the lithium-ion batteries with lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. 

As the naming rules, we usually use the cathode material to name the battery.The negative electrode is generally using graphite. Such as ternary batteries, refers to use the NCM or NCA as the cathode material, lithium cobalt acid battery is using lithium cobaltate as the cathode material, similarly, lithium iron phosphate is using ithium iron phosphate material for the cathode.

The biggest advange of the LiFePO4 battery cells are safety performance and deep cycle life. These are also one of the most important technical indicators of power sports batteries. 1C charge and discharge cycle life can be achieved more than 6000 times.

Large-capacity lithium iron phosphate batteries are easier to use in parallel and in series.

16pcs cells connect in series, as 48V bank. 48V are common for most of home energy storage system.

Compared with Lead acid battery , what is the advantages of the LiFePO4 battery cells?

1. lithium iron phosphate batteries have a longer life, lead acid battery lifespan usual within 1-1.5 years.

2. lithium iron phosphate batteries have a higher operating voltage, for lifepo4 battery cells volt: 2.5V-3.65V, for NMC battery cells volt: 2.7V-4.2V

3. lithium iron phosphate batteries have better environmental friendliness, which is the reason lithium iron phosphate beyond these batteries

4. lithium iron phosphate battery with smaller size and light weight, help customers space saving.

Greater Advantages of Lithium iron phosphate battery cells

1. Longer life.

More and more Lifepo4 battery cells wigh deep cycle life, such as EVE 280ah, LF280K, more than 6000 times, CALB 280ah model more than 9000 times, even some of other cells cycle life mentioned more than 10000 times.

Lead acid battery cycld life 300-500 times, lifespan within 1-1.5 years, but lifepo4 cells cycel life more than 8-10 years.

2.Good high temperature performance

Lithium iron phosphate electric heat peak up to 350 ℃ -500 ℃. While lithium manganate and lithium cobalt acid only about 200 ℃.

LiFePO4 battery also has wide operating temperature range (-20C – +75C).

3.Large capacity

Before, 50ah, 100ah, 200ah are the popular trends, but recently years, bigger capacity cells are more and more popular, such as EVE 280ah, LF280K, 304AH, LF304, and new model MB30,MB31, 314AH, the  battery capacity bigger and bigger.

Which means the higher energy density is better, space saving.

4. No memory effect

The battery memory effect is a reduction in the longevity of a rechargeable battery’s charge, due to incomplete discharge in previous uses.But for Lifepo4 battery cells, they are no memory performance,  the battery in whatever state, can be used with the charge, no need to first discharge and then recharge.

5.Light weight

For the lfiepo4 battery cells , same capacity but only 1/3 of lead acid weight, the energy density is several times that of lead-acid batteries.

6.Environmentally friendly

The lithium ion battery cells are no any of heavy metals and rare metals (NiMH batteries require rare metals), non-toxic (SGS certification through), non-polluting, in line with European RoHS regulations, is a green battery.

This is important for over the world, make the world greener and better.