Hello. I am wondering if Lithium is worth it to be used in industrial forklifts. These have a large lead acid battery, usually in range of 20-53 kWh. I do have a lot of practice with lithium, however none with forklifts. Can someone lighten me up on these questions?
1. What is typical traction battery voltage?
2. Is regen used (both traction and lifting)?
3. How do they charge them? Do they require a separate well ventilated area? Is there a "closed system" to prevent gas leakage? Is there a charger onboard or do they use external charger? What power are these typically rated at?
4. How often do these lead acid batteries have to be serviced? How much does such service cost on average and what is the usual downtime?
5. What about charging in cold/heat? Any restrictions or additional measures required?
6. What is typical service life of a battery and at what point it is said that it is time for a new one?
7. What is typical lead battery price per 10kWh?
8. How do they measure the state of charge of the battery? Only by voltage? Are there any issues with unexpected power loss in practice? Or do they simply add a huge battery to make sure it lasts all day?
9. How big (kWh or Ah*V) of lead battery do you need for 5 ton forklift for a full busy day (no hills/regen)?
10. Is there a separate 12V system (battery?) or do they run it all on 48V, for example?
11. What power/current surges are to be expected?
Maybe I have forgotten about some important stuff, so will add those questions later. Of cause please feel free to add any info you feel needs to be said. Thanks!
1. What is typical traction battery voltage?
2. Is regen used (both traction and lifting)?
3. How do they charge them? Do they require a separate well ventilated area? Is there a "closed system" to prevent gas leakage? Is there a charger onboard or do they use external charger? What power are these typically rated at?
4. How often do these lead acid batteries have to be serviced? How much does such service cost on average and what is the usual downtime?
5. What about charging in cold/heat? Any restrictions or additional measures required?
6. What is typical service life of a battery and at what point it is said that it is time for a new one?
7. What is typical lead battery price per 10kWh?
8. How do they measure the state of charge of the battery? Only by voltage? Are there any issues with unexpected power loss in practice? Or do they simply add a huge battery to make sure it lasts all day?
9. How big (kWh or Ah*V) of lead battery do you need for 5 ton forklift for a full busy day (no hills/regen)?
10. Is there a separate 12V system (battery?) or do they run it all on 48V, for example?
11. What power/current surges are to be expected?
Maybe I have forgotten about some important stuff, so will add those questions later. Of cause please feel free to add any info you feel needs to be said. Thanks!
