FAQ Solar Batteries - LENTO INDIA

Capacity is the amount of energy in kWh (units) that a battery can store. Batteries should never be drained completely. However, some are misleadingly sold quoting ‘total/nominal’ capacity.

It depends on what you are running on it. If you have a few lights on and you’re watching TV, doing some cooking, then the battery will last about 12-13 hours. But as soon as you add a big power consumer, like air-conditioning or a dishwasher, you are going to drain the battery much more quickly. It can then last around two to three hours.

If you have single phase power and there’s a blackout, you can potentially back up the entire house – as long as you’re not running more than 5 kW of continuous power.

It should go in a covered area, like a garage or a shed. We like to have it close to the electricity switchboard too.

Whether you are using solar power and are connected to the grid or you don’t have a grid connection at all, you need a back up source of power for night use or cloudy days.

If you are connected to the grid and have three overcast days in a row, you will not have enough generation to power the house or charge your battery. So you need the power from the grid.

With an off-grid system you are going to need a generator for those overcast times. But you will also need off-grid capable batteries because Enphase and sonnen need a grid connection to work.

We measure the life span in cycles, which is a complete discharge and recharge of the battery. Sonnen batteries come with 10,000 cycles, or roughly 27 years, if you do one cycle per day. The difference is because of the cell chemistry that the batteries use.

The advantage of the Lento is that it’s easy to install and the software does everything and it can do back up power for blackouts. It’s also great value for money. Most customers prefer the Lento batteries  because it checks all the boxes

There are 2 main factors to consider when reviewing the best types of battery; the first being its internal chemical composition, and the second is the connecting system. Although specifications of batteries can vary, it is always necessary to review the correct sizes and voltage requires for each individual task.

Solar Batteries can greatly improve the money-saving potential created when a solar PV system has been installed on a house. Having a solar battery system in place will increase the self-consumption of your existing solar PV system. As well as reducing your daily electricity costs, having this unit in place will also reduce your environmental impact, lowering your carbon footprint.

This question can address a number of aspects which need to be considered. A general answer when determining how long a fully charged solar battery can deliver power to a house in the UK would dictate that it can last overnight when the solar panels are not producing energy. To give an accurate duration it is important to understand a number of variables; the average daily power consumption of your household, what the capacity and power rating of the solar battery is, and whether or not you are connected to the National Grid.

The lifespan of a solar battery is determined by the number of cycles it can use. A battery cycle is defined as the number of times a battery can be fully charged and discharged before they reach the end of their functional life.

Cycle life specifications can vary substantially depending on their internal chemistry. Fortunately, lithium-ion batteries, which solar storage units primarily use, have the greatest number, typically having 4000-8000 cycles within their lifetime.

In practice, a solar battery may be used four times at 25% to reach one full cycle, provided the DOD of the battery in 100%.

There is no universal answer to this as there are diverse energy requirements for different houses. Whilst a large 4-bedroom detached house will nearly always use much more energy than a small bungalow with only 1 bedroom, the energy consumption may disproportionately differ for reasons such as the bungalow resident using numerous electrically demanding appliances frequently whilst a family in a 4-bedroom detached house may be far more conservative in their energy usage. Most energy guidelines revolve around the principle of ‘the more electricity you use the more solar panels you will require to offset this.

It is advisable to review your homes previous yearly energy usage, with specific reference being made of your electric bills. The average 4-person house uses approximately 3,600 kWh of energy per year , however, depending on the appliances and devices used, the frequency of use, and the number of users will significantly affect the kW’s used.