Mercedes began producing its own battery systems for home

The company Tesla relatively recently began to supply the market battery systems for home and businesses. What can give the installation of such a system at home? Here are a few options. The first is the accumulation of 15 kWh of energy from renewable sources (if available), which allows you to save excess energy, rather than donate it to the network (for this, energy companies sometimes pay, sometimes not). In addition, the system battery can be charged at hours when energy is the cheapest, and use this energy when power companies supply it at the maximum price.

The announcement of the Powerwall and Powerpack systems passed with great pomp, and many users, both private owners and corporations, became interested in the project. In this case, Tesla in this area are starting to appear competitors, and quite serious ones. Now Mercedes has announced plans to enter the market with its own systems of this type.

Tesla launched Powerwall, two models: 10 kW ($ 3,500) and 7 kW ($ 3,000). The dimensions of the system are about meter per meter, with a thickness of about 18 centimeters. Powerwall comes with support for home heating control and web management. Batteries can be charged either from a solar battery or a wind generator (if installed), or from a stationary source of electricity. The average American household consumes 30 kWh of energy per day, which means that it is possible to provide the right amount of energy during peak hours and the time when energy is the most expensive. There are also UPS systems in the system, which will make electricity in your home or office even when there is a problem with the local energy infrastructure.
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Powerpack is the “big brother” of Powerwall, a system that is designed for businesses. This system can be scaled, and even work in a large enterprise. Thus, 100 kW units can be combined into a system from 500 kW to 10 MW.

Mercedes releases a system that can be scaled. Thus, modules of 2.5 kWh each can be assembled, making up a system of up to 20 kWh. This, of course, is less than Tesla's industrial systems, but for a home and a small enterprise is enough. Mercedes may also offer custom systems for corporate users who need much more. As for the price, Mercedes has not yet provided this data.

However, it can be assumed that other companies will want to compete with Tesla. It is likely that soon we will hear about any similar system from China.