Lithium Batteries For Your Forklift

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Lithium Batteries For Your Forklift
By - https//onecharge.biz/
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What is the best battery for forklifts?

• The short answer to this question is lithium-ion
  batteries because they are simply more efficient.
  You deserve to know why that is, and first, to
  understand this, you need to know the terms
  battery efficiency, coulombic efficiency, and
  voltage efficiency.

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• Battery efficiency refers to the amount of energy
  you can get out of a battery compared to how much
  energy you put into it. All batteries require
  that you put in more than you get out, but
  different things affect this. These items are
• Battery age
• Temperature
• Charge current
• State of charge
• And Internal Resistance

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• There are two ways to measure each of these
  items, so before we explain what each of them
  does, well explain how battery efficiency is
  determined. Using the two measurement systems,
  coulombic efficiency, and voltage efficiency, you
  can determine how well a battery works.
• Columbic efficiency (CE) is calculated to measure
  the transfer of electrons during the charge and
  discharge. The higher this number is, the lower
  the electron loss and increases the battery life
  overall.
• Voltage efficiency finds the over-potential of a
  battery by finding the difference of voltage
  between a charging battery and the discharging.
• Now that we know how to determine the most
  efficient battery, we can now dive into the five
  individual factors that affect it.

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• 1. Battery Age Its no question that the older
  the battery, the less efficient it is. This is
  because batteries contain liquid electrolytes
  that will dry up over time, and a layer of
  lithium ions will build upon the electrodes.
  Things that affect the battery age are
  overcharging, deep cycling, and extreme
  temperatures.

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• 2. Battery Temperature speaking of temperatures,
  your lithium-ion batterys performance can still
  perform well at higher temperatures, but this
  exposure does still shorten their lifespan. This
  is because high temperatures cause cathode
  electrolyte oxidation, leading to a loss of
  capacity. Charging at low temperatures will cause
  a buildup, therefore damaging the battery and
  reducing its capacity.

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• 3. Charge Current Now that weve talked about
  charging and discharging, lets explain the
  process. During the charging process, the
  internal chemistry changes. When this changes at
  high currents, there is a lower lifespan.
  Lithium-ion batteries are better options because
  the current is controlled, thus maximizing the
  lifespan and efficiency.

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• 4. State of Charge Think of a fuel gauge of a
  car here. The level of charge is relative to the
  capacity of the battery at any given moment.

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• 5. Internal Resistance Another reason
  lithium-ion battery is the best choice for you is
  that they have low internal resistance. This is
  because the SEI layer in the battery blocking the
  interaction with graphite. This increases the
  internal resistance over time, and manufacturers
  prevent the film from being too restrictive.

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• When looking to get the most out of your forklift
  battery manufacturer, be sure to ask about how
  they improve their internal resistance and what
  they do to provide and maintain the most
  efficient battery.
• OneCharge is a high quality lithium ion battery
  manufacturer.
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