Forklift is now a common equipment used for short distance cargo handling, according to the relevant statistics can be seen, about 60% of the world’s forklift trucks are using electricity as the main power. Therefore, the choice of forklift battery is very important, about how to choose the right forklift battery there are the following points to pay attention to:

1. Forklift type

Forklift can be divided into electric forklift and internal combustion forklift according to its type, the main energy utilized by electric forklift is derived from battery, of course, internal combustion forklift will also use battery as auxiliary power, and according to its usage it is divided into forklift for warehouse use, forklift for industrial use, and forklift for port use, and so on. Determining the type of forklift can help you pick the right battery for that type of forklift, so that the forklift can work better.

2. Forklift Battery Charging Speed

In order to meet the daily use of the forklift, you need to pick a forklift battery with the right charging speed. For example, forklift trucks need to work for 8 hours a day, forklift trucks can run continuously for 4 hours when fully charged, with a two-hour break in the middle, so you need the forklift truck batteries to be fully charged within two hours of the break, so as to maximize the efficiency of the work. It can be seen that the selection of suitable forklift batteries need to pay attention to the charging efficiency of the battery (the battery to ampere unit of data, such as 1A that the battery charging rate of 1A).

3. Forklift Battery Brands

Buying a well-known forklift battery brand may save you a lot of effort and also make the forklift battery work better for your forklift. The following are the famous forklift battery brands recommended for you: within Asia, GSYUASA and BRCGT are both headquartered in Japan, dedicated to the research and development and production of forklift batteries of well-known brands, services for the whole world, and have a certain degree of influence in the global arena. HAWKER belongs to the United States Ainos Group, which produces a comprehensive range of forklift batteries, which are well known for their adaptability to a wide range of environments. It is famous in the world. FAAM located in Italy has a mature assembly line, and its forklift batteries are quite famous in the European market.

4. Forklift Battery Voltage and Capacity

Batteries have different voltage models, including 12V, 24V, 36V, 72V, etc. These models need to correspond to the model of forklift, for example, a forklift can be used with a battery power supply voltage of 36V, then you absolutely can not use the 24V voltage battery, the mandatory use of not only will not allow your forklift to work properly, or worse, it will lead to the destruction of your forklift batteries, which will result in the loss of personnel and property Losses. At the same time, the capacity of the forklift battery is also within the scope of your consideration, if your forklift needs to work continuously for 6 hours, and the power consumption is 8kW per hour, then you need to choose the battery with capacity greater than 48kWh.

5. Environmental requirements

Some forklift batteries are more polluting to the environment, for example, lead-acid batteries contain lead, cadmium, mercury and other toxic heavy metals. If your forklift workplace requires environmental protection, lead-acid batteries in the work of the leakage phenomenon will lead to the battery electrolyte leakage, it will let these heavy metals on your forklift workplace to cause some impact. However, the solution is very simple, you can choose the basically non-polluting and safer lithium iron phosphate batteries, can be a good response to this situation.

6. Forklift Battery Size and Weight

All forklift batteries have a certain size and weight. Forklift trucks have a special place to place the battery called the battery compartment, which is mainly composed of hard rubber or polypropylene, and this place restricts the specifications of the forklift battery. For example, the placement of forklift battery battery tank specifications for 80 × 40 × 50cm, the maximum bearing weight of 15kg, then you choose the forklift battery length and width of the best for 80cm and 40cm, while the height should be slightly less than 50cm, the total weight of the battery should be less than 30kg, which is conducive to the installation of forklift batteries and forklift batteries to work properly.

7. Working environment

To choose the right forklift battery, the working environment of the forklift is what you need to consider. Simply put, different batteries have different working efficiency for different environments. For example, your forklift needs to work under extreme temperature, lead-acid batteries are affected by the extreme environment, in the low and high temperature environment, the discharge rate of lead-acid batteries will be greatly reduced, and lithium iron phosphate batteries in extreme environments, the discharge rate of the magnitude of the reduction of the rate of the far lower than the other batteries. Another example is the seaside work you are not suitable for the choice of lithium iron phosphate batteries, because high humidity will destroy the internal chemical reaction of lithium iron phosphate batteries, and nickel-metal hydride batteries are a better choice.

8. Forklift Battery Costs and Post-Maintenance Costs

The cost of different forklift batteries is different, and the maintenance cost of forklift batteries is also different because of their special structure. According to the data, the prices of common batteries in the market are: lithium batteries ($139 per kWh), lead-acid batteries ($96 per kWh), nickel-cadmium batteries ($156 per kWh). In summary, if your budget is not enough you can choose the lowest price lead-acid batteries, of course, if you have a lot of money, then lithium batteries may be a better choice.

However, you need to pay attention to the lead-acid battery maintenance costs are much higher than other batteries, while lithium batteries do not require maintenance, and lead-acid batteries tend to be in the life of about 8 years, while lithium iron phosphate batteries can even reach the life of about 15 to 20 years. You need to consider these above.

9. Forklift battery safety protection measures

Nowadays, some battery manufacturers have battery management systems to ensure that you can better monitor the status of your battery, such as lithium iron phosphate batteries come with battery management systems. When the forklift is running, the operator can’t observe the battery status, which will have some risk, so you can choose the forklift battery with its own battery management system when you select the forklift battery, so that the status of the forklift battery will be displayed for the manager to see, including the battery temperature, the battery discharge efficiency and the battery charging status, etc., which will reduce the probability of the occurrence of the danger, so that the forklift can work better.

Summary

Choosing the right forklift battery can save you a lot of trouble in the later stage, at the same time, choosing the right forklift battery is not troublesome, I believe that after you understand the reasonable choice of forklift battery, you can let your forklift trucks work for you safely and efficiently.