Lithium Ion Battery – a rechargeable battery with an anode made up of Lithium compounds. Lithium Ion batteries are somewhat complex and actually have a computer chip in them to help manage internal processes. Never run a Lithium Ion battery completely out of charge as it will not be able to recharge.
Benefits of a Lithium Ion Battery:
- Due to a Lithium Ion’s lithium compound make-up, Lithium Ion batteries can be recharged 100’s of times while a standard Lithium Metal battery can not be recharged.
- Lithium Ion batteries are environmentally friendly and recyclable; with no toxic lead, cadmium or mercury present.
- When compared to alkaline or lead calcium batteries, it takes fewer Lithium batteries to provide the same amount of power.
- Lithium batteries are less likely to leak and cause damage in electronics.
Despite offering characteristics that outperform many other battery chemistries lithium has been plagued by safety issues since its introduction in the 1990s. Although many of these have been addressed concerns over their stability live on and so in many cases, such as in airplane back up systems, inferior performing battery chemistries are still in use.
(Video of How a Lithium Battery is Made with Transcript)
For an in depth look at this battery type see the article What are Lithium Ion batteries.
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