A Modular System For Building Heavy Duty 18650 Battery Packs
A Modular System For Building Heavy Duty 18650 Battery Packs by Tom Nardi
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/13/a-modular-system-for-building-heavy-duty-18650-battery-packs/ (sourced and republished from RSS feeds)
With 18650 cells as cheap and plentiful as they are, you’d think building your own custom battery packs would be simple. Unfortunately, soldering the cells is tricky, and not everyone is willing to invest in a spot welding setup just to put the tabs on them. Of course that’s only half the battle, you’ll still want some battery protection and management onboard to protect the cells.
The lack of a good open source system for pulling all this together is why [Timothy Economu] created DKblock. Developed over the last three years, his open source system allows users to assemble large 18650 battery packs for electric vehicles or home energy storage, complete with integrated intelligent management and protection systems. Perhaps best of all there’s no welding required, the packs simply get bolted together. […continue reading full article]