Electric gate motors in homes, complexes and business parks are being compromised by the frequency of load shedding.
Gate motors using a lead acid battery, which is the most common gate motor battery in South Africa, are not capable of being completely discharged and recharged as frequently as we are seeing with ongoing loadshedding.
If the lead acid battery is regularly drained to below 50 percent and then recharged, the lifespan and performance will deteriorate significantly. This can especially happen when loadshedding is at Stage 4 or higher or in complexes and business parks which have high volumes of traffic causing the lead acid battery to become fully discharged.
As a solution, new lithium battery technology is better suited to these deep and frequent discharges and are designed to give an excellent life span even if they are repeatedly fully discharged.
Lithium batteries can run completely flat (100% depth of discharge) without causing damage to the battery, making the technology ideally suited to a Gate Motor (especially those that are used in complexes or business parks where the traffic is high). In addition, lithium batteries can be used up to 2000 times as opposed to 250-300 times for a lead acid battery.
About Uniross
With nearly five decades in designing and manufacturing batteries for various industries and applications, Uniross is a leading name in South Africa’s battery design and manufacturing space. The batteries made by Uniross are locally manufactured, helping the South African economy to go global while creating local employment opportunities.
Uniross also offers battery recycling and testing services besides battery designing and manufacturing. As a leader in its space, Uniross works with some of the top local and international brands, including Maxell, Samsung, Panasonic and more. Uniross aims to provide exceptional products, taking South African products to the world while boosting the local economy through employment generation.
[By Michael Rogers, MD of Uniross, discusses why your gate motor needs a lithium battery]
