A LiFePO4 battery for boats, RVs and off-grid homes.

Client: Mangrove GmbH

Year: 2022

Sector: Energy Solution

Service: User research, Product design

Boats, motorhomes and off-grid houses have much in common: they need custom made energy storage solutions. The available space is very limited and battery banks are built to fit. Special about this is the high proportion of amateurs  who, although not professionals, dare to tackle this task themselves.

The battery was designed purposely for this context. Four instead of the usual two poles in their specific shape allow a variety of modular connections. Implementation can be as simple and compact as possible.

The wiring of the batteries among themselves is done by means of specially designed busbars. This means that appropriate cables do not have to be purchased, cut to length and crimped. This significantly reduces the installation's susceptibility to errors and speeds it up drastically overall.

A very popular and common way to install the batteries is to tension them with a belt. Especially when a flat arrangement is not possible. Inspired by this observation, we shaped the case explicitly to be secured by a strap. The special strap can also be used to carry the battery, as well as to be combined into a long strap to secure larger battery banks.

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