Our daily life is almost inseparable from electronic devices. Except for utility power, lithium iron phosphate batteries are also providing power for many electronic devices. Our daily almost inseparable cell phones, tablets, computers, to our family energy storage, corporate data centers, monitoring centers, urban traffic instructions and so on can not be separated from the lithium iron phosphate battery power supply. And LiFePO4 battery temperature range relates to the service life of the battery. In this article, we will discuss in depth how battery life is affected in different LiFePO4 battery temperature ranges.
What are the ideal LiFePO4 battery temperature range?
The temperature range of lithium iron phosphate batteries can be categorized into three situations, storage temperature, charging temperature, and discharge temperature. The performance of the battery is best when it operates in a specific temperature range. As a professional LiFePO4 battery manufacturer in China, we always recommend users to use the battery within its temperature range to maintain its performance and service life. In the case of Virtue Energy’s 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 battery, it has a charging temperature range of 0-55 degrees Celsius, an operating temperature range of -20-60 degrees Celsius and a storage temperature range of -20-45 degrees Celsius. These three LiFePO4 battery temperature ranges are the ideal temperature ranges. If the battery is kept in the ideal temperature range, the performance and service life of the battery can be maximized.
What is the effect of temperature on LiFePO4 battery?
Temperature and battery life are closely related. The charging and discharging process of a battery is a chemical reaction. In this process, the temperature will speed up or slow down the reaction speed. When the temperature is lower than the LiFePO4 battery temperature range, the reaction speed decreases and the capacity of the battery decreases dramatically. On the other hand, if the temperature exceeds the LiFePO4 battery temperature range, the battery may overheat. Because high temperatures accelerate the rate of chemical reactions within the battery, the risk of thermal runaway in the battery will increase dramatically. Whether it is lower or higher than the LiFePO4 battery temperature range, it will cause adverse effects on lithium iron phosphate batteries such as RV lithium battery, lithium lead acid battery, and other lithium iron phosphate battery. And this effect directly affects the service life of the battery as well as its performance in providing power to our electrical devices. So when we use LiFePO4 battery, try to make sure that it operates in the optimal temperature range to ensure its performance as well as safety.
How to protect lithium iron phosphate battery from temperature?
When we use lithium battery, we try to make sure that the temperature of the environment where it is used as well as the environment where it is kept is within the LiFePO4 battery temperature range. We can make sure the ventilation condition of the using environment to make sure the battery has better ventilation around it to avoid being affected by high temperature. At the same time, we can avoid placing the battery in the sunlight, Virtue LiFePO4 battery is equipped with a battery management system, which can effectively prevent the battery from over-temperature or under-temperature.
On the other hand, in order to ensure that the battery can function properly even in low temperature environments, we have installed a heating system for this type of usage scenario. In other words, when the temperature of the environment is low, the heating system can provide an ideal LiFePO4 battery temperature range through heating to ensure its performance is effectively utilized. Moreover, for those who need to use LiFePO4 batteries in high temperature or extreme cold conditions, we can also customize LiFePO4 batteries according to your needs to ensure that they can maintain the best performance and continue to work even outside the LiFePO4 battery temperature range. Please contact us for details.
Conclusion
When the LiFePO4 battery temperature range is not reached, the viscosity of the battery electrolyte increases, which aggravates the crystallization phenomenon and leads to problems such as a decrease in ionic conductivity affecting the provision of power to electronic devices. On the other hand, if the temperature range of the battery is exceeded, the chemical reactions within the battery are accelerated, thus reducing the lifetime of the battery. Therefore, in our project, we have to pay attention to the environment in which the battery is used to avoid its product performance being affected because of exceeding the LiFePO4 battery temperature range. Regardless of the temperature of your application environment is too high or too low, we are able to customize the LiFePO4 batteries according to your actual application situation, which can normally provide power for your electrical equipment.
