Nowadays, the high emissions and high energy consumption of traditional forklifts have become a major drawback in the industry. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the proportion of internal combustion forklifts is less than 30%. With the promotion of environmental protection, the restriction of high emissions, and the reduction of internal combustion vehicles, electric forklifts are the general trend.
As the heart of electric forklifts, lithium batteries have long life, fast charging, can be used at any time, maintenance-free, and can be stored, etc., which solves the shortcomings of lead-acid batteries. However, the safety, quality level, new knowledge such as BMS (battery management system), and maintenance of lithium batteries are beyond the capabilities of general rental companies.
So what are the precautions for purchasing and using forklift lithium batteries?
Final Solution
Safety comes first.
A fully charged lithium battery is a huge energy body. In case of explosion or combustion, the consequences are unimaginable. We recommend the use of lithium iron phosphate and do not recommend the rental company to use ternary lithium batteries. Because based on the electrochemical nature and battery principles, lithium iron phosphate is safer among all types of lithium batteries. Ternary lithium undergoes thermal decomposition at around 200°C, while lithium iron phosphate material undergoes thermal decomposition at around 800°C. In addition, the chemical reaction of ternary lithium is more intense, releasing oxygen molecules, and the electrolyte burns rapidly under high temperature.
quality and service.
1. The advancement of production line design: With the improvement of technology and manufacturing capabilities, the energy density of lithium batteries has increased year by year, and the overall quality level of batteries has also continued to improve.
2. Raw material quality level and stability. From a microscopic perspective, the particle size, diaphragm and electrolyte performance of the positive and negative electrode materials of the battery are all important to the quality of the battery. There are systematic differences between different suppliers, so as a battery manufacturer, maintaining high performance and stability involves all aspects of production and management.
3. When the battery cells are matched into modules, the battery cell screening ensures consistency. The basic conditions for the "sea selection" of battery cell manufacturers are good, and small workshops without technical capabilities cannot perform this operation.
4. R&D capabilities: involving product development, BMS development, etc.
5. Technical service capability: affects after-sales service capability and timely response.
Service life
Battery selection as a power source for electric forklifts is crucial. The power of a forklift requires: strong power, continuous and stable supply status. At present, most electric forklifts use lead-acid batteries, but lead-acid batteries also have many criticisms: for example, acid batteries cannot be charged quickly, maintenance and watering are required, and the service life is short. However, the application of lithium batteries can solve this problem very well! With the continuous improvement of lithium batteries and the reduction of related production costs, more and more customers are gradually switching to lithium batteries!
Lithium-ion batteries have no daily maintenance. This means that the money spent on labor will also be greatly reduced. By switching to lithium-ion power, workers will be able to focus on more important tasks and their daily work efficiency will be greatly improved.
