I-Battery Management System, noma i-BMS ngamafuphi, isebenza njengobuchopho obungemuva kokufakwa kwamabhethri ekhaya. Igcina amathebhu azo zonke izinhlobo zamapharamitha njengamazinga we-voltage, ukugeleza kwamanje, ukufundwa kokushisa, nokuthi ibhethri lilayishwe kangakanani empeleni ukuvimbela izinto ukuthi zingahambi kahle. Uma kuziwa ekuvikeleni i-overvoltage, isimiso ngokuyisisekelo siyeka ukushaja lapho amangqamuzana efinyelela imingcele yawo yokuphepha, okuye kunciphise ingozi yezimo eziyingozi zokuphunyuka kokushisa. Ukuze kuvikelwe ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-BMS, i-BMS izosika amandla cishe ngo-2.5 volts nge-LiFePO4 cell ukuze igcine iseli iphilile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Uma kwenzeka kuba nesimo sokugeleza ngokweqile, indlela yokuthola iqala ukusebenza ngemilisekhondi ukuze ivimbele lezo zigxobo, ivikele ezinkingeni zokuvala noma zokufaka phansi. Ukulawula izinga lokushisa kungenye into ebalulekile, ukugcina imisebenzi ingaphakathi kuka-0 kuya ku-45 degrees Celsius ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokupholisa ezingasebenzi noma izindlela zokupholisa ezisebenzayo kuye ngokuthi yini esebenza kangcono ngezikhathi zonyaka ezahlukene. Lezi akuzona izinzuzo ezingokwengqondo kuphela. Ngokwemininingwane ekhishwe yi-NFPA ngo-2023, amakhaya anezinhlelo ze-BMS eziqinisekiswe kahle abona ukulahleka okuhlobene nomlilo kwehla ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwangu-80. Izindleko ezivamile zomonakalo nazo zehla kakhulu, zisuka cishe ku-$740,000 zehla zaya ngaphansi kuka-$120,000 lapho izinhlelo sezidlulile ekuhlolweni kokuqinisekisa kwe-UL 9540A.
Ukwakheka kwamakhemikhali amabhethri e-LifPO4 kuwanika inzuzo enkulu yokuphepha ezakhiweni zasekhaya ngoba aqala ukuphelelwa amandla okushisa kuphela lapho amazinga okushisa efinyelela ngaphezu kuka-200 degrees Celsius, okuyinto ephakeme kakhulu kunalokho esikubona ngamabhethri e-NMC cishe angama-150 degrees. Lokhu kubekezelela ukushisa okwengeziwe kwenza kube nesikhathi esiyigugu lapho kukhona okungahambi kahle futhi kusho ukuthi asikho isidingo sezinhlelo zokupholisa eziyinkimbinkimbi ezindaweni ezinjengamafulethi aphezulu noma izindawo zegaraji lapho la mabhethri evame ukuhlala khona. Yebo, i-LiFePO4 inamandla amancane kunama-NMC, idinga isikhala esengeziwe esingu-20 kuya ku-30% ukuze igcine amandla afanayo. Kodwa bheka ukuthi zihlale isikhathi eside kangakanani! Ukuhlolwa okuzimele kubonisa ukuthi la mabhethri agcina amandla awo angaphezu kuka-80% ngisho nangemva kokufaka ama-cycle angu-6,000 okugcwalisa ngenkathi ekhokhiswa ngo-90%. Ngokuphambene, amabhethri e-NMC athambekele ekuguga ngokushesha lapho ecindezelwe kanzima noma evezwa amazinga okushisa aphezulu, okwenza kube nzima ukuwathengisa emakhaya angenayo izinhlelo zokulawula isimo sezulu ezifanele. Abantu abaningi abavamile abahlala ezindaweni lapho ihlobo lifinyelela kuma-degree angu-35 noma lapho ubusika obubandayo buwela ngaphansi kuka-minus-10 bayothola ukuthi i-LiFePO4 inekhishi lokuphepha elihlanganisiwe, isikhathi eside sokuphila, nokusebenza okuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi empeleni kunengqondo ngokwezimali esikhathini eside naphezu komehluko wez
Izitifiketi ezintathu zakha isisekelo esingenakuxoxwa sokuphepha kwamabhethri ezindlu nokulungela inethiwekhi:
Kusobonakala kuzo konke lezi zindikimiso ukuthi zihlinzekile, ziyatholakala ngokuphelele, nokubhalwa kwezinhlangano zokulawula: 78% yezikhundla zaseNingizimu Afrika zidinga konke oku kabili ukuthi kwenziwe izibonelo (NFPA 2024), futhi ukungafani noma yiliphi na kulezi zindikimiso kungahlela ukukhanswa kwesibonelo sokubhala kwezinkambo zomkhakha okanye ukuthi kwenziwe kabusha ngokuphambuka kwezibonelo ngokufanayo.
Amawarranties amuhle kufanele abhekise kuqiniseko lokusebenza kungaphandle kokuthi kuzoba nezikhathi zingakanani ukuthi kusethelwe. Yenza isibonelo sokuthi "10 iminyaka / 80% SoH". Uma ibhayithari lihambisana ngaphezulu kwe-80% yekhapa yayo yokuqala ngeminyaka eyi-10, abalawuli abaningi bayaqhubeka noma kubuyisa noma kusobala okungafanele, ngaphandle kokuthi ubudala bakho buphi noma kubhala kakhulu kanjani kusobala nokukhishwa. Amawarranties atholakala ngeminyaka ayisilinganiso. Kusobala kakhulu ukuthi abayihlalela kuphela emasimini okwakhiwa yabo futhi abahleli kucabanga ukuthi kuyizinkinga zokusebenza ngokuzenzakale, okungaba kubiza abahlali basekhaya ukuthi baphumelele ngamabhayithari angasebenzi kahle kabusha ngaphambi kokuthi kubuyiselwe izikhathi zabo zokusebenza. Umqondo omuhle manje uyisibonelo somawarranties owodwa okuyiqiniseko lokusebenza ngeminyaka eyi-10 nangokugcina ukuthi kufanele kubuyeke kwe-90% ekhapa ngeminyaka eyi-5 futhi kwe-80% ngeminyaka eyi-10. Ngokulandela i-StorageTech Review ya-2023, amakhaya eneziqiniseko zokusebenza kufanele abuyise kancane kakhulu nakuba babhatala kancane kakhulu kwanokwakhiwa kanye noma kubhatala kancane kakhulu phakathi kwe-12% kuya kwe-18%. Uma uhlola amawarranties, uvule ngokuphelele indlela yokubhala yayo kungaphandle kokuthi ubhalele kakhulu kwezindaba zokuthengisa. Hlola kahle ukuthi yini okubhalelwe kumawarranties, ukuthi umuntu othile angekhiphe amawarranties uma kufanele, futhi ukuthi isupport isifika kahle kanjani uma kunezinkinga.
Ukwenza umsebenzi wenziwe abafaki abaqinisekisiwe abakhiqizi akulula nje kodwa kuyadingeka ukuze izinto ziphephe, kuhlangatshezwane nemithetho, futhi kutholakale ukwesekwa okufanele endleleni. Izinkampani eziningi zomshuwalense ngeke zikukhokhele uma kukhona ukufakwa okwenziwe ngaphandle kwesitifiketi. Bheka izibalo zamuva zomkhakha: cishe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zazo zonke izimangalo eziphikisiwe ezihlobene nezinhlelo zokugcina amandla ekhaya ziphinde zibheke emikhubeni emibi yokufaka ngokusho kwedatha ka-2023. Lapho ochwepheshe beqeqeshwa ngendlela efanele egxile ezidingweni ze-NEC Article 706, bafunda amakhono abalulekile njengokuhlola imodeli ye-torque, ukuqinisekisa ukuxhumana komhlaba, ukusetha izidumbu ze-arc fault, nokulandela izinqubo zokuphatha amabhethri. Lokhu kwenza ukuthola imvume kube lula kakhulu futhi konga imali ngokugwema ukulungiswa kwezindleko kamuva. Nokho, okubaluleke ngempela ukuthi lezi zingcweti eziqinisekisiwe zisebenza kanjani ngezilungiselelo eziqondene nomkhiqizi. Izinkinga ngezilungiselelo zejubane le-CANbus, ukuhlolwa okungalungile kwesimo sokushaja, noma i-firmware ephelelwe yisikhathi kunganciphisa isikhathi sokusebenza kwebhethri cishe ngesigamu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Izinzuzo azipheli ngemva kokufakwa. Amanethiwekhi enkonzo agunyaziwe anikeza ukusekelwa okuqhubekayo okubalulekile okuhlanganisa amathuluzi okuxilonga akude, ukufinyelela kusenesikhathi ekuvuseleleni i-firmware, nabantu bangempela abakwaziyo abakwenzayo uma kukhona okungahambi kahle. Konke lokhu kusiza ukugcina ukusebenza kwesistimu iminyaka engu-15 abakhiqizi abayithembisa.
Kukhetha izinkampani, khetha izinhlelo ezenza ngokusebenza nezinhlelo zokuxhumana eziphakathi emhlabeni (open communication standards) kungaphandle kwezinhlelo ezihlukene (locked-in solutions). Jabula kakhulu izintechinoloji ezithi SunSpec Modbus esebenzisa TCP/IP noma izinhlelo zokuxhumana zezindustria eziqinile zika CANbus. Yini okwenza lezi zinhlelo zokuxhumana zibizwa ngokuthi zibalulekile kakhulu? Zenza ukuthi izinqakamba ezahlukene zingaxhumana ngokuphelele. Mhlawumbe izibhanku ezingaqinisekile ngokwesikhundla se-SunSpec—zingasebenza ngqo nezinhlelo zokuguqula (inverters) zezindawo zika SMA, Fronius, Generac, kanye nezinye eziningi ngaphandle kokudinga kwezinhlelo zokuxhumana zezindawo zokugcina (proprietary gateways) noma ukulipa imali ekhulu ngokufaka amasofthweya (software licenses). Isiphumo esibalulekile lapha kukuthi kusivumela ukuthi izisipho zisilale kahle ngemva kweminyaka. Ufuna ukubuyekeza? Akukho nkinga. Yeka kuphela inhlelo yokuqhubeka yekhombisa (hybrid inverter) eyodwa ngokwesinye esibonile kakhulu esiqinisekile ukuthi isebenza ngokwesibonile (grids independently), futhi usenzi lokhu ngaphandle kokushintsha isibhanku esisodwa sesifakwe. Hlakula izinhlelo ezingavumeleka ngokuphelele kwezinhlelo zokuxhumana zezindawo (proprietary application programming interfaces) noma ezingadinga ukuxhumana ngokuphelele nendawo yezinkampani (cloud) ukusebenza kahle. Lezi zinhlelo zokuxhumana zingathinta abantu abaningi abanokwenza izisebenzo, ziyabuyisa izindleko zokuhlela, futhi zingalala ngokushesha uma izinkampani zizama ukuzigcina (retire their platforms).
Izinombolo ezinjengezithi "izingqimba ezingu-6 000 ekujuleni kokukhishwa okungama-90%" zisitshela okuthile okuwusizo, nakuba zidinga umongo ofanele ukuze zibe nengqondo. Uma umuntu esebenzisa ibhethri lakhe kanye ngosuku, lawo ma-cycle angu-6 000 angahlala iminyaka engaba ngu-16 engeza noma ethatha izinyanga ezimbalwa. Kodwa iqiniso liyiphutha kakhulu kunalokho okuboniswa izibalo. Amazinga okushisa ayashintsha phakathi nezinkathi zonyaka, abantu bavame ukulayisha amabhethri kancane kunokuba bawalayishe ngokuphelele, futhi ukuchitheka okujulile kwenzeka kaningi kunalokho okucatshangwa yizici. Lezi zici zinciphisa isikhathi sokuphila cishe ngamaphesenti angu-10, ngakho-ke ngokweqiniso sibheka endaweni ethile engaphezu kweminyaka engu-15 ngezinhlelo eziningi zasekhaya ezinamasistimu amahle okuphatha amabhethri. Nokho, khumbula ukuthi lokhu kulinganisela kusebenza kangcono uma kuhlanganiswa nokulawula ukushisa okuqinile nokulungiswa kwamandla kagesi okuphephile, hhayi lokho abakhiqizi abakuthembisa ephepheni. Enye into okufanele uyiqaphele ukuthi ukuwohloka kwebhethri akulandeli umugqa oqondile. Lapho amandla ehla ngaphansi kuka-80%, izinto ziqala ukuwohloka ngokushesha. Yingakho iziqinisekiso ngokuvamile ziqinisekisa ukusebenza kuze kube yilapho leli nani elingama-80% liba yinto enkulu ekubalweni kwemali etshalwe.
I-Battery Management System (BMS) isebenza njengobuchopho bokufakwa kwamabhethri ekhaya, ibhekisisa amapharamitha afana namazinga we-voltage, ukugeleza kwamanje, izinga lokushisa, kanye nesimo sokushaja ukuvimbela ukungasebenzi kahle.
Amabhethri e-LiFePO4 anikeza ukuzinza okukhulu okushisayo, aqala ukufudumala ngaphansi kwama-degree Celsius angu-200 uma kuqhathaniswa nama-degree angu-150 kumabhethri e-NMC, okunciphisa isidingo sezinhlelo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokupholisa.
Izitifiketi ezibalulekile zihlanganisa i-UL 9540A, i-UL 1973, ne-IEEE 1547, njengoba ziqinisekisa ukuphepha, ukuthembeka, nokwamukelwa komthetho, okubalulekile ekutholeni umshuwalense nokuvumela.
Funa iziqinisekiso ezigxile eziqinisekisweni zokusebenza ezifana ne-10 Years/80% SoH kunokuba kube ukumbozwa okusekelwe esikhathini kuphela, okuqinisekisa ukuvikelwa ekugugeni.
Amasikhombisi aqinisekisiwe ayisisekelo sokuthi isistimu sifanele emithambo yezokuphepha, ukuthola ukuvumeleka kwezinkambo, nokubhekisa ukuthi isistimu sisebenza ngokusemthethweni, okukhomba ukuthi kubhekiswe imibuzo yezinkambo zokugcina nokusebenza kwesistimu ngokujulile.