Tesla develops battery for households

The company Tesla Motors, recently presented a report on its financial activities in 2014, announced a new battery for home use. According to company representatives, the system is not intended for placement in electric vehicles, but for use in homes and offices.

The developers claim that the battery is intended for use with solar panels, such a battery will store energy generated by photocells. In some regions, the authors of the project believe, such a hybrid system will completely abandon external sources of energy, electricity supplied by energy companies. The new device will be presented in a month or two.

Elon Musk also said that the general design of the battery is ready, and it is planned to begin mass production of “home batteries” within six months. Tesla, in fact, already offers energy storage systems through SolarCity Corp., the company where Elon Musk is the head of the board of directors, and is the largest shareholder. But these systems are used mainly by corporate clients.

And the new development will be intended for individuals and households. According to Tesla management, it is households, private customers, who will be able to become the most extensive market for such energy storage systems. This is especially true for regions with a large amount of solar energy and strong winds - for example, California. It has already been estimated that the aggregate household demand for energy storage systems by 2020 could reach 1.3 Gigawatts.

According to Mask, the battery will be flat and mounted on the wall. The battery will have a bi-directional inverter, and all this will be easily and easily connected to the home electrical network.