PowerPlus Energy solar batteries reviews
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Established in 2017, PowerPlus Energy is an Australian-owned company that focuses on developing reliable, long lasting energy storage solutions for commercial and residential applications. All its products are assembled here in Australia at its facility in Melbourne.
The PowerPlus Energy LiFe Premium Series is a rack-mounted solution offering nominal storage of 3.3kWh and 2.64kWh usable storage capacity per module. The power rating is 3.3kW.
As for inverter compatability, any brand that can handle charging self managed lithium ion batteries are suitable - for example, Selectronic, Victron and Outback.
While the LiFe Premium are robust, they have an IP40 rating - meaning they must be installed indoors.
PowerPlus Energy LiFe Premium is accompanied by a 10 year warranty.
Powerplus Energy storage systems are delivered in pre-wired cabinets and being a modular solution, you can have any number of cabinets linked in parallel. The flexible design means Powerplus Energy batteries are suitable for on and off-grid solar storage as well as other applications.
The battery cells used in its systems are based on LFP (LiFePO4) Lithium Ferro-phosphate chemistry, which is widely regarded as the safest widely available lithium-ion chemistry.
Other specifications and pricing details for PowerPlus LiFe are included on our solar battery comparison table. PowerPlus Energy is currently listed on the SolarQuotes approved battery brands chart.
If you have a PowerPlus energy storage system installed at your home or business, we'd be grateful if you contributed your rating and review of it.
PowerPlus Energy Solar Battery Reviews
Bought From: Green Wave Solar Pty Ltd Show additional information
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Bought From: Albany Solar Show additional information
Australian company delivering a high quality product
The "ECO 4840P" is a LiFEP04 48Vdc Battery that is extremely easy to install/use and very safe. Combined with one of their Racks you get a very clean install with zero maintenance requirements. Ours replaced a 7 year old Gell Cell system, which died due to the higher current demand during Grid Blackouts.Technical Requirement for home owner with zero technical knowledge: check once in a while that the blue LED (Light) is ON for each of the batteries you have..that's it.
Should there ever be a fault, then the effected battery will trip without effecting any of the others, or your system.
And with a 10 year warranty by the Australian manufacturer, you have peace of mind.
We started with a 10 Module Rack and 2 batteries 3 years ago, then after a year added another one..and another one and then on the big Solar upgrade we added another 6 to fill up the Rack. That now gives us up to 390 Ampere at 48Vdc, which gives you about 18.5KW of instant power (Or 77A at 240Vac) . First our system used to run all lights and Power Points on the system (including pool pump, Microwave and water tank pump). This would last us comfortably all night even in Winter IF we were able to get the batteries fully charged, despite that we had the discharge level set to 56%SOC.
Now after the upgrade, we run the entire property on them,including Central air-conditioning, 2nd air-condition in the Solar Room itself, Oven/Hotplate/external garage etc.
These batteries are simple to expand, once the initial install has been done by your Solar Installer. All that needs to be done is slide it in the next available Rack space, check that the battery voltage is within 0.15Vdc of the existing battery system with a multi-meter, then click in the two cables and turn battery breaker on that is mounted at the front.
Our current system (after the upgrade):
Single Phase Hybrid system
24KW Black Winaico Gemini 400W panels
3 x Fronius Primo 8.2KW Solar Inverters
10 x PowerPlus ECO 4840 LiFE P04 batteries (40KWh with about 26KWh usable at the programmed settings of 35%SOC. System is set VERY conservative for maximum lifespan of batteries).
1 x 18KVA Himoinsa HSY-20 M5 Single Phase Diesel Backup generator with Auto Start.
2 x Selectronic SP Pro 482 (each 7.5KW)
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Bought From: Max Fox Electrical Show additional information
Good trouble free installation
The Life ECO is the Power Plus cheaper version - no trouble at all.Almost energy independence for over 2 years now (except on a few days in mid winter - still on grid).
7.2 kW solar, 6 kW inverter, 16 kWh batteries, SP pro 481 controller (so that batteries can charge from solar even when grid is down).
Full uninterruptible power supply. We can only lose power if ALL of 1. Grid down, 2. Batteries flat, 3. No sun (unless the system fails! It hasn't yet).
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Bought From: Commodore Australia Show additional information
Superb standalone system - great performance
On my offgrid home, I've had my 3 x PowerPlus Eco 48V 4.0kWh LiFePO4 battery stack and 5.5 kW LG Neon PV running on Victron EasySolar for 4 months now. Great to have an Australian made energy product that's self-managing, simple to install and performs as expected. No issues and all remotely monitored via Victron VRM.Show additional information