Time until full charge isnt really a relevant metric for utility storage, you want larger storage, which would increase full charge time. Rate of charge is what matters.
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I'm curious what the temperature resiliency is for sodium-ion batteries. I had a power outage recently where I was relying on a lithium-ion battery. As the temperature in the house plunged, it because so inefficient that charging a single phone overnight drained a quarter of the battery.

Source: https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-502-discharging-at-high-and-low-temperatures
I don't have any data on sodium-ion.
If I'm not mistaken sodium ion is better with temperature and durability. The biggest problem is energy density, so they can't compete in any applications where size and weight matter. This leads to their 2nd biggest problem, which is that there's so much production infrastructure for lithium that no one wants to invest in new assemblies for other battery chemistries
They're meant to have a much wider temperature range than Li-ion, theoretically.
If I'm not mistaken, those portable power stations with AC inverters consume power even when not in use. You probably should use the DC output wherever possible.
What size? That sounds like a little 2000mah power bank.
That's the thing, it wasn't. It's an Ecoflow Delta Power Station, We tested boiling 1.5 liters of water off it and it used 15% of the capacity. Meanwhile, charging the phone overnight drained 30%.
That doesn't seem normal. Did you like use the phone all night otherwise it should charge up quickly and then not use any noticeable energy.
I need to do some more formal testing, but I've found the discharge rate of my ecoflow to be baffling compared to my Jackery or a big Bluetti I have. My experience has been similar to yours.
Which has surprised me because in general I've only heard good things about them.
Wonder if there's a trade off with the faster charging, or if it's just a side effect of the grid power setup.
How many decades do they last before needing replacement?
They're meant to survive an order of magnitude more cycles than Li-ion. But I'm containing my enthusiasm until we see them lasting a long time in real life use.
Lithium isn't used for grid batteries because weight doesn't matter. Grid batteries with lead acid last 3 decades. Does this one last longer?
Lithium is used in grid storage:
And that's just what I could find in a couple of minutes.
Again, that doesn't matter since the battery doesn't move. This is a grid battery
The question is then whether it's cheaper to buy LiFePos instead of lead acid or to install more solar panels.
I have read encouraging numbers about charge cycles for sodium batteries, I'm quite curious too about real values.
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