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ESTIMATE THE COST TO ACQUIRE, WATER, AND MAINTAIN FORKLIFT BATTERIES |
COMPARE TO LITHIUM BATTERIES |
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CAPITAL EXPENSE |
Lead |
Lithium |
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Cost of battery |
purchase price |
purchase price |
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Life expectancy of battery |
years |
years |
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Number of batteries needed per day per PIT |
batteries |
batteries |
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Nominal energy storage of lead battery |
a.h. |
equivalent a.h. |
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Useable energy storage of lead battery |
a.h. |
aproximate a.h. |
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PIT operating hours per year |
hours |
hours |
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PIT work days per year |
days |
days |
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Cost of battery charger |
purchase price |
purchase price |
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Life of lead battery charger |
years |
years |
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Number of chargers needed per PIT |
chargers |
chargers |
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OPERATING EXPENSE |
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Battery exchange expense /battery /day |
per battery per day |
per battery per day |
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Avg. price of power / kWh |
per kWh |
per kWh |
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Round trip energy efficiency of charging |
energy efficiency of battery & charger |
energy efficiency of battery & charger |
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Battery watering frequency each month |
watering per month |
watering per month |
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Battery watering expense per event |
watering expense per battery |
watering expense per battery |
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Battery voltage |
nominal volts |
nominal volts |
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Standard charger or Opportunity? |
Standard Charging |
charge rate |
Opportunity Charging |
charge rate |
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Battery washes per year |
per year |
per year |
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Battery wash expense per year |
expense per battery |
expense per battery |
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Charger maintenance frequency per year |
per year |
per year |
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Charger maintenance expense |
expense per charger |
expense per charger |
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Charger repair cost per year |
$300 |
annual repair cost |
$100 |
annual repair cost |
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Battery repair cost per year |
annual repair cost |
annual repair cost |
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Cost of battery acquisition/year |
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Cost of charger acquisition/year |
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Acquisition cost of battery and charger per operating hour |
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Cost to charge a battery per day |
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Cost to charge a battery per year |
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Battery cost to exchange battery per day |
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Battery cost to exchange battery per year |
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Battery watering cost per battery per month |
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Battery watering per battery per year |
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Battery wash and neutralize per year |
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Battery repair cost per year |
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Charger periodic maintenance per charger per PM |
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Charger periodic maintenance per charger per year |
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Charger repair cost per year |
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Battery Capital and Operating expense per year |
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Charger Capital and Operating expense per year |
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Total battery capital and operating expense |
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Total charger capital and operating expense |
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Total battery & charger capital and operating expense |
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Total battery & charger cost per PIT operating hour |
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