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Anybody using Lithium Titanate batteries for car audio?
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8651567" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p><a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/batteryC-Max3817.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/batteryC-Max3817.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>If that cell is 3V-4.2V they are not LTO which are 2.4 nominal 2.8 to 2.9 max. The rest of the performance data doesn't look great for car audio applications either. Do you know anybody actually using these Ford batteries? Is there perhaps a newer model that uses the LTO?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The cells they use in the retail LiFePO4 batteries that are sold for car audio have very high C rating. Those red headway cells seem OK but I think you'd need to quadruple the amp hour rating you'd get on a car audio branded bank to really match how well they hold up to big power demands. Most of those cells are just not designed to charge or discharge quickly. It seems the LTO really shines in it's fast recharge ability and very high C rating on charging.</p><p></p><p>Both those cells seem pretty popular among the electric bike crowd and for """green""" power storage though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8651567, member: 614752"] [URL="https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/batteryC-Max3817.pdf"]https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/02/f19/batteryC-Max3817.pdf[/URL] If that cell is 3V-4.2V they are not LTO which are 2.4 nominal 2.8 to 2.9 max. The rest of the performance data doesn't look great for car audio applications either. Do you know anybody actually using these Ford batteries? Is there perhaps a newer model that uses the LTO? The cells they use in the retail LiFePO4 batteries that are sold for car audio have very high C rating. Those red headway cells seem OK but I think you'd need to quadruple the amp hour rating you'd get on a car audio branded bank to really match how well they hold up to big power demands. Most of those cells are just not designed to charge or discharge quickly. It seems the LTO really shines in it's fast recharge ability and very high C rating on charging. Both those cells seem pretty popular among the electric bike crowd and for """green""" power storage though. [/QUOTE]
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