Why Lifepo4 Battery as a Backup Power Supply for the Communications Industry?

For a long period of time, communications backup power supply is mainly lead-acid batteries which need frequent maintenance, short cycle (usually <500 deep cycles) with environmentally unfriendly, and other shortcomings. You know, 5G communication base stations with high energy consumption, showing a trend of miniaturization and lightening, the need for higher energy density energy storage system. The LiFePO4 battery has advantages in energy density, safety, heat dissipation, and integration convenience. Packing technology on the LFP pack has continued to make breakthroughs. In other words, the use of LiFePO4 in the telecommunication industry can reduce the space and equipment weight-bearing pressure. Therefore, the demand for future applications of lithium iron phosphate batteries in the field of communications energy storage will grow significantly.

 Cost is one of the reasons for the “replacement tide”

From lead-acid batteries to LiFePO4(replacement tide) is derived from the new requirements for the expansion and upgrade of the power supply in the field of communications storage. According to market research: cost is one of the reasons for the emergence of the "replacement tide." In the procurement of batteries used in the field of communications energy storage, the price is the priority consideration of enterprises. From the aspect of cost, lead-acid batteries are lower than lithium batteries and are more accepted by the market. However, in recent years, the cost of lithium batteries has fallen significantly so China Mobile, China Tower, and other companies have begun to favor LiFePO4 bidding procurement.

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The types of lithium-ion batteries

Currently, Li-iron phosphate is the main application in the field of communication energy storage, compared to ternary lithium batteries. On the one hand, LiFePO4 comprehensive performance is outstanding including in terms of battery materials, production process, safety performance, and service life. On the other hand is the cost factors, affected by the international supply of raw materials, LiFePO4 prices are lower than ternary lithium batteries, but lead-acid batteries are not completely out of the market, but only a gradually decreasing proportion, the replacement is a gradual process.

The larger and larger demand for batteries in the communications field

In recent years, operators in several countries around the world have stepped up the deployment of 5G base stations, continuously promoting the renewal of base stations. Affected by this, the demand for batteries in the communications field has surged. Among the energy storage projects in the first three quarters of 2020, communication energy storage projects accounted for nearly half of the overall energy storage market share. It is expected that the next few years will be the peak of 5G base station construction, and by 2025, the battery demand for new and renovated 5G base stations in China will exceed 50 million kWh, while the backup power supply based on lithium iron phosphate can be widely used in scenarios with high requirements for power supply weight, volume, cycle life and multiplier, and in the era of big data, shared stations, central server room expansion and other scenarios with limited space Also gradually need the participation of lithium battery backup power supply.

In the future, with the mass production of energy storage lithium batteries, along with continuously declining cost, LiFePO4 will play a more and more important role in the Communication Power Supply System. If so, let’s get to know the right LiFePO4 manufacturers.

The LiFePO4 battery manufacturer Communication Backup Power

Grepow Battery is the right LiFePO4 battery manufacturer, which researches and makes LiFePO4 cells that are made from a proprietary battery raw material formula, high-temperature resistance, and high energy density. At the same time, the use of innovative production technology makes it achieve a good high power performance of LiFePO4 cells, but also extends its service life.

In addition to the production of LFP cells, Grepow also provides integrated battery system customization services of LiFePO4 cells + battery management system (BMS) + structural design.

LiFePO4 is environmentally friendly, non-toxic, has high operating voltage, high performance and other advantages are considered a new generation of lithium battery anode material. performance and also extend its service life.

As communication backup power generally uses high-rate LiFePO4, Grepow high-rate discharge LiFePO4 batteries have a higher level of charging speed and discharge capacity compared to ordinary li-iron batteries, mainly used in equipment with a higher discharge rate. It can provide safe and stable discharge performance; the cycle life of a high-rate LiFePO4 battery can reach 2000 and more cycles and can work normally in a high-temperature environment of 60℃.

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Why choose Grepow custom communications backup power?

●Grepow high C-rate LiFePO4 battery has a higher discharge efficiency, explosive enough, and has better temperature stability and resistance.

● Grepow LiFePO4 cells using the stacking process, the internal resistance is smaller, with a better voltage working platform.

● Grepow LiFePO4 battery is with discharge rate to meet the highest instantaneous rate of 150C, 90C discharge for 2 seconds, 45C continuous discharge, and 5C fast charging capability

●Grepow LFP cells can be made into ultra-thin, small size, extremely lightweight, a variety of shapes and capacities of shaped batteries. The thickness can be 0.5 mm.

●Grepow is a professional manufacturer of rechargeable batteries with 25+ years of manufacturing experience and branches in Europe and the USA. With independent R&D, manufacturing, and sales teams, we are able to meet the special needs of various industries to the fullest extent.

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