Alberta Lithium Battery Company

[quadna71]

Tight fit but you made it work. What prompted the change from your original 60ah upgrade to the 100ah battery?

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[Van Solo]

Tight fit but you made it work. What prompted the change from your original 60ah upgrade to the 100ah battery?

I got together with the rep from Alberta Lithium Battery Company and she happened to have a 1000CCA battery with her that day. So we said let's see if it fits and what's needed to make it fit because more Ah are always better right?!

So we did it!

 

[quadna71]

It's hard to breakdown some of the operating features from the website, but I was hoping you could explain some of it to me. The side of the battery says it can be used down to -40 celsius. Typically freezing point is the go/nogo for LFP batteries. Meaning above 0 degrees celsius you can charge/discharge but below 0 degrees the BMS will pause any charging to prevent damage. Discharge usually is limited to -20 degrees celsius but below that will cause permanent damage to the cells. I'm curious how they got around that with their stated low limit of -40 degrees celsius. Maybe that's where the NA ion part of the battery is introduced?

I do see where they state, Integrated heating system which will preheat the battery to 5 degrees Celsius when a charging source is detected. Does this mean the vehicle can be started in temperatures down to -40, it will then detect a charging source (the vehicle's alternator), turn on the internal heating element to warm the battery up to +5 degrees celsius, and then allow charging to resume? If so, what sort of times are you seeing it take to warm up to the +5 degree mark and start taking a charge? I know my Anker power stations can take hours to warm up from a deep freeze and get to the point where they can accept a charge but maybe Alberta has found an improvement. It would be a bummer to start the vehicle and then only make a short drive to work and then shut it back off before it had time to reach an internal temperature of +5 degrees. It would perpetually be using up power and never get to the point where it could charge, right?

I really want to like these for vehicle use and hoping you can clear up some of this for me to help get me onboard. My truck is getting close to needing a new battery and maybe this would be a good solution...but only if I'm comfortable with the cold temperature operations.

 

[Van Solo]

It's hard to breakdown some of the operating features from the website, but I was hoping you could explain some of it to me. The side of the battery says it can be used down to -40 celsius. Typically freezing point is the go/nogo for LFP batteries. Meaning above 0 degrees celsius you can charge/discharge but below 0 degrees the BMS will pause any charging to prevent damage. Discharge usually is limited to -20 degrees celsius but below that will cause permanent damage to the cells. I'm curious how they got around that with their stated low limit of -40 degrees celsius. Maybe that's where the NA ion part of the battery is introduced?

I do see where they state, Integrated heating system which will preheat the battery to 5 degrees Celsius when a charging source is detected. Does this mean the vehicle can be started in temperatures down to -40, it will then detect a charging source (the vehicle's alternator), turn on the internal heating element to warm the battery up to +5 degrees celsius, and then allow charging to resume? If so, what sort of times are you seeing it take to warm up to the +5 degree mark and start taking a charge? I know my Anker power stations can take hours to warm up from a deep freeze and get to the point where they can accept a charge but maybe Alberta has found an improvement. It would be a bummer to start the vehicle and then only make a short drive to work and then shut it back off before it had time to reach an internal temperature of +5 degrees. It would perpetually be using up power and never get to the point where it could charge, right?

I really want to like these for vehicle use and hoping you can clear up some of this for me to help get me onboard. My truck is getting close to needing a new battery and maybe this would be a good solution...but only if I'm comfortable with the cold temperature operations.

So, when it's cold ie -20 Celsius here in Alberta I use the remote start feature.
you are correct it will start regardless of the temp and it can take some time to warm up this way.
With that said I found that just placing the vehicle into accessory for about 10 seconds brings the battery to temp as it sees a load and warms up quickly.
Now I use the remote to turn on the headlights for 10-15 seconds before remote start in the cold temperature without issues. (this draws power and the battery warms up to 5 degrees before the start sequence) Once we get cold temp again I will take a video it and post!

 

[brumey]

Interesting but, I think I'll stick with the OEM battery. I have not read or can think of a good reason to swap it at extra cost without any perceived value to me.

The Made in China thing is disappointing and a show stopper for me if I was interested.

 

[Van Solo]

Interesting but, I think I'll stick with the OEM battery. I have not read or can think of a good reason to swap it at extra cost without any perceived value to me.

The Made in China thing is disappointing and a show stopper for me if I was interested.

And that’s completely ok!

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