> I could send you 50. Do you want me to go ahead and > send them to you? 50 is OK, but I am buried right now, so you might as well wait. (That job that I thought would happen in one month? It's here.) > And, during discharge, its > voltage bounced back immediately after the load is removed. As if there were a high series resistance? Please see page 6 of: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338/01/draft_sent_in_2.pdf Davide ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Ang" <EdAng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Davide Andrea" <1davide@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:28 PM Subject: My LiIon Cells - LGQ863448H > Davide, > > I finally got a chance to measure the current draw on my scooter. It has a > 30A fuse. But, max current measured is about 20A. This is about twice my > expectation. I have always used 250W max. Apparently, it is 250W cruising > at max speed. When accelerating, it is able to draw closed to 500W. > > In this case, I will need at least 13 cells in parallel to keep it under 2C > rate. 13 x 7 = 91. I only have 150 cells. I would not be able to send you > half as I thought. I could send you 50. Do you want me to go ahead and > send them to you? > > Also, I did some charge/discharge tests on a single cell. It was very > interesting. The most interesting part is that its voltage stayed at 4.2V > (at full charge) even after I stop charging it. And, during discharge, its > voltage bounced back immediately after the load is removed. No slow rising > or dropping of voltage like we see on Lead Acid. This got me thinking about > hybrid pack again. This behavior make doing a hybrid pack much easier. I > pasted the voltages below for a possible hybrid pack. Also, we might be > able to use small automotive starter batteries. They are cheap. And, with > this system, they should die first before the LiIon. > > Standing Discharging Charging > VL VH VL VH VL VH > # of LiIon Cell 46 46 46 46 46 46 > LiIon cell 3.5 4.1 3 4.1 3.6 4.2 > Liion Pack 161 188.6 138 188.6 165.6 193.2 > Per PbA (13) 11.5 13.47 9.86 13.47 11.83 13.8 > > I attached the spec for these cells. Also, this page contain actual test > data of various LiIon cells. > http://www.definity-systems.net/Transportation/EV/efficiency/Li-ion/ > > > Ed Ang >