Tesla develops battery for households

The company Tesla Motors, recently presented a report on its financial performance in 2014, анонсировала new battery for home use. According to the company, the system is not designed to accommodate electric vehicles, and for use in homes and offices.

The developers claim that the battery is designed for use with solar panels, a battery will store energy generated by solar cells. In some regions, according to the authors of the project, this hybrid system will completely abandon the external sources of energy, electricity supplied by utilities. The new device will be presented in a month or two.

Elon Musk also said that the overall design of the battery is ready, and within six months plans to begin mass production of "domestic battery." The company Tesla, in fact, already offers energy storage system through SolarCity Corp., a company where Elon Musk has served as head of the board of directors, and is the largest shareholder. However, these systems are used mainly corporate clients.

A new development is designed for individuals and households. Management believes that Tesla, namely households, private customers will be the most extensive market for such energy storage systems. This is typical for regions with a large number of solar energy and strong winds - such as California. It is estimated that the total demand of households in the energy storage system in 2020 could reach values ​​of 1, 3 gigawatts.

According to the mask, the battery is flat and mounted on the wall. The battery pack is a bidirectional inverter, and all of this will be easy and hassle-free connect to a home electrical outlet.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/245762/