SimpliPhi Power designs and manufactures efficient, non-toxic and enduring energy storage and management systems that utilize lithium ferro phosphate (LFP). Based in California, SimpliPhi combines non-hazardous LFP chemistry with its proprietary cell and battery architecture, power electronics, battery management system (BMS) and manufacturing methods to create safe, reliable, durable and highly scalable on-demand power solutions. Available for the residential, commercial, military and emergency response markets, SimpliPhi storage solutions have been rigorously tested and passed operational performance requirements by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Integral to all SimpliPhi solutions is a proprietary management system that further optimizes the life-cycle, round-trip efficiency rate, performance and durability of its batteries. SimpliPhi PHI 3.8 kWh 48V 60 Amp batteries are Certified to UL 1973 Standard and safety tested to 9540A.

The Discover AES Lithium Iron Battery 42-48-6650 is a single 48 volt battery, with a rated storage capacity of 6,650 watt-hours (138 Amp Hour). Mulitple batteries, up to 10 max, can be tied in parallel for higher capacity battery banks.

The on board Battery Management System (BMS) monitors cell and battery voltage, battery current, temperature, and state of charge. The BMS also performs balancing of the individual cells, micro-managing the charging of each cell individually. The BMS sounds a buzzer when fault limits are reached, reports a fault, and then will shut the battery down after a delay of 120 seconds.

Voltage on Li-Iron batteries holds steady over a wide state of charge, allowing the system to operate at a healthy battery voltage even when the batteries are heavily discharged down to a state of 20% or lower; allowing for a greater amount of usable power in a given package.

The Li-Ion batteries have a narrower temperature operating range, and are best used in environments at typical room temperatures. Backwoods does NOT recommend using this type of battery in a cold environment.