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  • Choosing a Space for a Home Battery Backup System
    by Big Battery Mon at 6:20 AM
    Determining that it’s time to outfit your home with a home battery backup is one thing. Then you potentially have to install an alternative energy system, determine how many batteries you need, what sorts of other electrical infrastructure are necessary (inverters, switches and more) and settl...
  • 4 Ways Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Are Better
    by Big Battery Jun 12
    The breadth of lithium battery chemistry is incredibly complex, and there are no longer just lithium-ion, lithium-cobalt-oxide (LCO), or lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide batteries on the market. There are also alternatives like lithium iron phosphate, also known as LFP or LiFePO4 batteries...
  • About the 48V 15kWh NEXUS Battery
    by Big Battery Jun 10
    The word “nexus” is a rarely used one in English, but it is an appropriate name for the NEXUS batteries available at BigBattery.  It means, roughly, “that that interconnects with something else,” but it carries connotations of being a link in a chain where something is ...
  • What Does an “MID” Like the EG4 Grid Boss Actually Do?
    by Big Battery Jun 9
    Ever heard of an MID? In the electrical industry, it stands for “microgrid interconnection device,” and models like the EG4 GridBOSS lead the market.  Here’s what to know from a high level.  What Is an MID?  As stated, in this instance MID stands for mic...
  • Key Differences Between Lithium-Ion and LFP Batteries
    by Big Battery Jun 8
    Since lithium is in the name of both lithium-ion and lithium-iron-phosphate (also known as LFP) batteries, you might think they’re effectively the same. There are many similarities, that is true, but the battery chemistry between the two is different enough that they offer slightly different ...
  • 6 Reasons LFP Batteries Are Better Than Other Lithium Batteries
    by Big Battery Jun 5
    Lithium iron phosphate, or LFP batteries, are only one class of lithium battery. Yet they are superior in many ways to other types of lithium batteries. Here are just a few of the advantages of lithium batteries sporting this chemistry.  One of the main selling points of lithium iron ph...
  • What the EG4 12kPV All-in-One Solar Inverter Does
    by Big Battery May 21
    With a name like EG4 12kPV it shouldn’t be a surprise that most homeowners might not reasonably know what to make of it. The main thing you need to know is that this is an inverter. Fortunately, this post will break down some of the details.  What Is a Solar Inverter?  Be...