Preheating Forklift Batteries Before Winter Charging

When the ambient temperature drops significantly in winter, the chemical activity inside electric forklift batteries will decrease obviously. If you start charging the battery directly in a low temperature environment below zero, the charging efficiency will drop sharply, and long-term improper operation will cause irreversible damage to the internal active substances of the battery, which will greatly shorten the overall service life of the battery. The standard and safe operation process is to move the battery to a thermal insulation area with a temperature above 5 degrees Celsius and let it stand for a period of time before charging, or use a special supporting battery preheating device to raise the temperature of the battery body to the suitable range between 10 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius, and then start the formal charging process. During the preheating period, the staff should keep abreast of the change of the battery surface temperature at any time, and never use open fire or non-matched high-power heating equipment to bake the battery directly to speed up the preheating process, which may easily lead to the risk of battery shell deformation or internal short circuit. In daily work, the operators can also form the good habit of charging the battery in time after each operation, do not wait until the battery power is completely exhausted to replenish energy, which can also effectively reduce the preheating waiting time of the battery in low temperature environment. Jianshu New Energy has issued corresponding operation guidelines for different types of electric forklift batteries, which can help enterprise operation and maintenance personnel quickly master the correct operation methods and avoid the unnecessary increase of operation and maintenance cost caused by improper operation. Many users who work in low temperature areas for a long time report that after strictly implementing the preheating operation requirements before charging, the overall cycle service life of the battery can be increased by more than 20%, and the daily operation endurance stability of the forklift has also been significantly improved. For users of BYD Forklift, operating according to the preheating parameters recommended by official standards can also better ensure the operation stability of the vehicle in the whole life cycle and reduce the probability of fault repair in winter. If you have more questions about the winter battery maintenance of electric forklifts, you are welcome to send an email to 17399989919@163.com to get detailed technical guidelines and customized maintenance solutions.