Renogy Solid-State Lithium Battery Data
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Everyone,
Thanks to an observant reader we now have a detailed data sheet on the new Renogy Solid-State Lithium battery. I’ve not verified any of this info yet, but the new technology certainly is interesting. So read more about it and take the poll about your current battery chemistry below.
Please take this poll on the kind of RV battery(s) you currently have
An interesting new product but, I don’t see wide adoption until the retail price falls to less than a third of the MSRP. The battery, at its current price, will find a place in severely space constrained applications that require close monitoring via the CAN-bus capability; early adopters with money to burn may also give it a try. There are simply too many more traditional lithium competitors at much lower price points presently for this new battery to get much traction except in niche applications. There is nothing unique about the battery other than form factor. It has the same chemistry and constraints that any other lithium battery has. “Solid State” is a bit of marketing puff; all lithium batteries are solid state using Renogy’s definition.
I'm not seeing anything that I would describe as "new technology" in this product. It's certainly an unconventional form factor, but it's otherwise just a routine LFP battery. The "skinny" shape might be a benefit to some installations, but it could also be a big issue in that you can't easily replace it with another product, should it fail and become unavailable or long lead time.
I'm running 3.3V "naked" CALB batteries with my own BMS, so I have a similar issue with replacement. Fortunately, my units have been very reliable, and they cost about 1/3 of the 12V/BMS battery types.