DOD, short for the Depth of Discharge, is used to describe how deeply the battery is discharged. If we say a battery is 100% fully charged, it means the DOD of this battery is 0%, If we say the battery have delivered 30% of its energy, here are 70% energy reserved, we say the DOD of this battery is 30%. And if a battery is 100% empty, the DOD of this battery is 100%. DOD always can be treated as how much energy that the battery delivered. For lithium batteries we do not suggest fully discharge them to 100% DOD, it would shorten the cycle life of batteries.


DoD is a measure of battery capacity. A 100 AH battery, is 50%
discharged when you have used 50AH from it. When you use 80AH
from it, it's 80% discharged. Battery voltage can be used as a guide
for the state of charge. You can read the battery FAQ, where they
list some common voltage guide lines for depth of discharge.