Amptron expands LiFePO4 battery range with 12V Blade battery

Aug 13, 2023

The new 12V 100Ah lithium LiFePO4 Blade battery from Amptron is designed using only the highest quality components and is backed with a four-year replacement warranty.

This includes the use of a robust Battery Management System (BMS), aluminium-encased prismatic cells, solid busbar connectors, and internal protection to reduce movement and damaging vibrations. The battery can also be placed on its sides to provide versatile installation options.

The integrated Battery Management System is designed to monitor, protect and optimise each cell within the battery.

The BMS maximises the performance of the battery by automatically balancing the cells through top-end balancing and protecting them from overcharging, over-discharging, over-temperature, and excessive charge or discharge currents.

The integrated BMS allows Amptron batteries to be used as an alternative replacement for most applications requiring deep-cycle batteries, but there are some compromises if the charging system does not support a Lithium charge profile.

The Amptron BMS is designed to automatically disconnect the charging or discharging circuits, to prevent damage to the cells and internal electronics from abnormal operation. It also helps to ensure the safe and accurate operation of the battery.

Amptron's latest prismatic cell technology is manufactured with an internal thermal safety fuse between the anode and cathode that will break and disconnect in the unlikely event the cell would begin to overheat.

Each cell also has a high-pressure safety vent that will flip open to release energy and prevent an explosion. Another safety feature within the battery is that there is a flame-retardant additive in the electrolyte.

One advantage of this blade battery is in its dimensions - 635mm long 260mm high and only 60mm wide - making it perfect for installation in narrow spaces in your 4WD, canopy or camper trailer. It is lightweight too, at 16kg. The maximum continuous discharge current of the battery is 175A, with a peak discharge current of 320A for three seconds.

"For 4WD vehicles, the blade battery can typically be installed behind the rear seat inside the cab of a UTE, or against the cab wall inside the tray of a UTE with a canopy, or often against another vertical wall in UTE canopies that has internal frames, or it can even be installed underneath the rear seats of most 4WD vehicles due to its thin profile," said Frik Stuart, Amptron's Technical Manager.

"For campers, the blade batteries are often installed against a vertical wall where there may be some cavity space, often where the space is narrow."

The Amptron 12V 100Ah/175A Continuous Discharge LiFePO4 Blade Battery retails for $1172 and includes mounting brackets. For more information on these batteries and other Amptron products, head to Amptron.au