Nissan Leaf Module Details

Module Description:

The Nissan LEAF module contains 4x Lithium NMC pouch cells.  It has a 2s2p configuration, so the middle terminal is to connect between the series cells.

Cell Configuration and Module Types:

Voltage and Current Details:

• Cell Nominal Voltage: 3.65V

• Cell Voltage Range: 3~4.15V

• Recommended Voltage cut-off: 4.000V

• Recommended Voltage cut-off: 3.300V

• Original Ah Capacity: 66.20Ah

• Typical Aftermarket SOH: 65%

• Usable Ah Capacity: 43.03 Ah

 Hardware Details:

• Main Terminals: M6

  • 5.5±1.0 Nm torque requirements

• Center Tap: M4

  • 1.2±0.24 Nm torque requirements

Module Dimensions:

• Length: 11.93in / 303mm

• Width: 8.78in / 223mm

• Height: 1.38in / 35mm

• Weight: 8.38lbs / 3.8kg

Off Grid Solar made it to the top 10 Best Solar Energy Books of All Time

Off Grid Solar made it to the Best Solar Energy Books of All Time

I'm happy to announce that my book, "Off Grid Solar: A handbook for Photovoltaics with Lead-Acid or Lithium-Ion batteries", made it to BookAuthority's Best Solar Energy Books of All Time:
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Off Grid Solar - Spanish Edition Available Now!

I have exciting news for mi amigos in Latin America and Spain, Off Grid Solar has been translated in to Spanish! There are 21 countries that consider Spanish as their official language and many of those locations have rural off grid conditions with lots of sunshine.

I worked with Translator Andrea Miliani over the past many months as the project was a big undertaking given my poor Spanish speaking abilities. Based in Chile, Andrea is an excellent and professional translator and I highly recommend her if you have any translation needs. She also had help from a California local, Laura Galavis from Grid Alternatives. Laura helped with the finishing touches by reviewing the translation and helping with that solar industry specific language. Thank you both for your hard work!

Energía solar autónoma is available now on Amazon and Ingram Book Group. It is distributed to 39,000+ retailers (including Barnes & Noble and your local independent bookstore), libraries, schools, and universities.

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About the Translation

The Spanish title is Energía solar autónoma, (which translates to autonomous solar energy), since the direct translation of Off Grid Solar sounds more like “out of the solar network”. This version was based on the recently published Second Edition of Off Grid Solar.

The first edition was published at the end of 2016. In the past three years I have been working with more battery systems and building more complex energy storage systems. I have more in-depth knowledge solar and battery projects now and this knowledge was transferred into this next edition.