Aquion Energy Saltwater Batteries
We're here with an exciting deep cycle battery technology – the Aquion Energy saltwater batteries. Yes, you heard right, saltwater instead of lead acid. Aquion Energy saltwater batteries are safe, non-toxic, and long lasting.
how batteries work
A battery is made up of multiple metal plates forming the positive cathode and negative anode. They have an insulating separator between them and are immersed in an electrolyte solution. When using energy from a battery (discharging it), a chemical reaction occurs – creating an imbalance of electrons, causing the flow of electrons from the anode to the cathode to try and restore balance. This is the flow of electricity. As a battery discharges, the anode and cathode plates become more chemically alike, the electrolyte becomes weaker and the voltage drops. To charge the battery back up, the process is reversed.
Lead acid vs. saltwater batteries
In lead acid batteries, the plates are made of lead (often lead dioxide on positive and pure lead on negative) and the electrolyte is sulfuric acid diluted in water. Aquion saltwater batteries are instead made of carbon, cotton, salt water, and Manganese Oxide. All of these materials are non-toxic and safe. And unlike lead acid batteries, you can wire as many saltwater batteries in parallel as you need. With lead acid batteries, wiring multiple strings in parallel can result in unequal charging and discharging, shortening the life of the batteries.
More on Aquion Saltwater Batteries
- Aquion batteries are the ONLY cradle-to-cradle certified energy storage product on the market – proving to be safe for the environment from creation to recycling
- Due to its design, it can be discharged down to completely empty, with no harm
- It can be regularly cycled down to 90% depth of discharge, unlike a lead acid battery that doesn’t want to go below 50% depth of discharge (or DoD)
Let’s take a closer look at the Aquion Energy saltwater battery…8230;