180Ah 12.8V Lithium Battery - Smart - Victron Energy

• Integrated cell balancing
• Possibility of parallel or series connection
• Bluetooth app available to monitor cell voltage and temperature

One of the following BMS is required:

• VE.Bus BMS – recommended for systems equipped with our inverters/chargers.
• miniBMS – recommended for small systems
• BMS 12/200 Battery Management System – recommended for automotive and marine systems consisting of DC loads and alternators.
• Smart BMS CL 12/100 – recommended for automotive and marine systems consisting of DC loads and alternators.
• For more details, see the relevant product section below

Why lithium iron phosphate batteries? 
Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4 or LFP) batteries are the safest of the traditional lithium-ion batteries. The nominal voltage of an LFP cell is 3.2 V (lead-acid: 2 V/cell). A 12.8 V LFP battery consists of 4 cells connected in series, and a 25.6 V battery consists of 8 cells connected in series.

Robust 
A lead-acid battery will fail prematurely due to sulfation:

• If it operates in a deficit mode for extended periods (i.e., the battery is rarely or never fully charged).
• If it is left partially charged, or worse, fully discharged (for yachts or motorhomes during winter).

It is not necessary to fully charge an LFP battery. The lifespan even slightly improves when partially charged instead of fully charged. This is a major advantage of the LFP battery over the lead-acid battery. These batteries have other advantages such as a wide operating temperature range, excellent cycle performance, low internal resistance, and high efficiency (see below). An LFP battery is therefore the chemistry of choice for demanding applications.

Efficient
For several applications (especially off-grid solar and/or wind applications), energy efficiency can be crucial. The round-trip energy efficiency (discharge from 100% to 0% and back to 100% charged) of an average lead-acid battery is 80%. The round-trip energy efficiency of an LFP battery is 92%. The charging process of lead-acid batteries becomes particularly inefficient when the state of charge reaches 80%, resulting in efficiencies of 50% or even less in the case of solar systems when several days of reserve energy are needed (battery operating at a state of charge of 70% to 100%). In contrast, an LFP battery will achieve 90% efficiency under light discharge conditions.

Size and weight

• 70% space saving. 
• 70% weight saving.

High price? 
LFP batteries are very expensive compared to lead-acid batteries. But for demanding applications, the high initial cost will be more than compensated by the extended lifespan, superior reliability, and excellent efficiency.

Bluetooth

The status of cell temperature and voltage alarms can be monitored via Bluetooth. Very useful function for locating a (potential) problem, such as an imbalance in cells, for example

Our LFP batteries are equipped with cell balancing and monitoring functions. Up to 5 batteries can be installed in parallel and up to 4 batteries can be connected in series: thus a 48 V battery bank of up to 1500 Ah can be assembled. The cell balancing/monitoring cables can be connected in series, and they must be connected to a Battery Management System (BMS).

Battery Management System (BMS) 
The BMS is connected to the BTV and its main functions are: 1. Disconnect or switch off the load whenever a battery cell voltage drops below 2.5 V. 2. Stop the charging process whenever a battery cell voltage exceeds 4.2 V. 3. Switch off the system whenever a cell temperature exceeds 50 ºC. See the BMS datasheets for more functions.