This system has the function to store solar energy and provide to the vehicles autonomy to return to base. This type of storage may pass through flow batteries, lead acid batteries or lithium.
The flow batteries (Figure below) have the particularity to separate the energy storage power as well as submit a longevity about 10 times higher than lead batteries. Other advantages of flow batteries are:
- Fast recharge times;
- Low maintenance;
- Accurate, capable of measuring in real time;
- Storage systems of power and energy individually customizable;
- Low temperature – no risk of fire or explosion.
Flow Battery Schematic