Fox ESS CQ20 (w) High Voltage Storage Battery

By Fox ESSSKU not documented

Key specs

Units
Nominal energy
19.96 kWh
Official datasheet
Sources

One battery as labeled by the table. The printed minimum is four batteries per system; this is not a complete-system total.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Nominal Energy [kWh]

Documented

Nominal voltage
51.2 V
High-voltage system module; maker prints a minimum of 4 batteries per system.Official datasheet
Sources

Printed Vdc; DC nominal voltage for the named battery.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Nominal Voltage [Vdc]

Documented

Peak discharge current
431.2 A
431.2 A @60S, as printed.Official datasheet
Sources

Printed duration @60S retained; not a continuous rating.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Peak Discharge Current [A]

Documented

Operating voltage range
46.4 to 58.2 V
Official datasheet
Sources

Printed Vdc range for the named battery; no system voltage derived.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Operating Voltage [Vdc]

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Battery weight
150 kg331 lb converted
Approximate 150.0 kg (±5%), as printed.Official datasheet
Sources

Approximate and ±5% are printed qualifications. No added component weight.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Weight Approximate [kg] (±5%)

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Dimensions
109.96 L
Calculated: Enclosure volume: W × H × D ÷ 1,000,000
W: 450 × H: 270 × D: 905 mmW: 17.7 × H: 10.6 × D: 35.6 in convertedW*H*D: 450*270*905 mm, as printed.Official datasheet
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Axes follow the printed W*H*D label: width 450, height 270, depth 905. No axis correction or inferred measurement.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Dimension (W*H*D) [mm]

Calculated

Enclosure rating
IP66
Official datasheet
Sources

This is the battery table. Box/Base IP67 is not transferred to the battery.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Ingress Protection

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Nominal energy
19.96 kWh
Official datasheet
Sources

One battery as labeled by the table. The printed minimum is four batteries per system; this is not a complete-system total.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Nominal Energy [kWh]

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Usable energy
Not documented
Nominal voltage
51.2 V
High-voltage system module; maker prints a minimum of 4 batteries per system.Official datasheet
Sources

Printed Vdc; DC nominal voltage for the named battery.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Nominal Voltage [Vdc]

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Maximum discharge current
Not documented
Official datasheet
Details

The shared Max. Charge/Discharge Current [A] row prints '196/240'. Retained unsplit in identity_notes, with footnote 1: The current is affected by temperature, cell voltage and SOC. Neither slash value is assigned to a direction or version; no single maximum is inferred.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w), Max. Charge/Discharge Current [A], footnote 1

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Maximum charge current
Not documented
Official datasheet
Details

The shared Max. Charge/Discharge Current [A] row prints '196/240'. Retained unsplit in identity_notes, with footnote 1: The current is affected by temperature, cell voltage and SOC. Neither slash value is assigned to a direction or version; no single maximum is inferred.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w), Max. Charge/Discharge Current [A], footnote 1

Not documented

Peak discharge current
431.2 A
431.2 A @60S, as printed.Official datasheet
Sources

Printed duration @60S retained; not a continuous rating.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Peak Discharge Current [A]

Documented

Operating voltage range
46.4 to 58.2 V
Official datasheet
Sources

Printed Vdc range for the named battery; no system voltage derived.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Operating Voltage [Vdc]

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Recommended charge current
196 A
Official datasheet
Sources

The shared row explicitly names both charge and discharge.

Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

Location: PDF page 2, CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table, Recommend Charge/Discharge Current [A]

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Lifetime production

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Documents

1 on file
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    Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27OfficialFox ESSOfficial datasheetOctober 27, 2026

    Our copy is kept as private evidence and is not available to download. SHA-256: 42d400f1ae8678555f610008815b6f355ef9771ccbf6716383ac1b79e73bebb7, captured .

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    Revision
    V1.1
    Revision date
    October 27, 2026

    Archived copy captured on 2026-11-04.

    Location: PDF page 1 cover; PDF page 2 CQ20 / CQ20 (w) table and footnotes

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    Unchanged official original Fox ESS PDF from Alternative Research native public download-filter packet, hash verified by Research. Original acquisition UTC retained; no fresh capture claimed. English, labeled Global, no individual country market established. Box and Base are separate held components; no exact installation manual or warranty claimed. Manufacturer claims, not independent tests.

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Official datasheet: Fox ESS CQ20 datasheet, V1.1, 2026/10/27 Rev V1.1 · October 27, 2026 · Checked · Earlier document

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Model identity

Model
CQ20 (w)

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