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Prolonging the lifespan of Lithium-ion batteries:
The blog discusses tips for prolonging the lifespan of Lithium-ion batteries. It advises charging the battery more often, even with a partial charge, and avoiding discharging the battery too low. It suggests bringing the battery to room temperature before charging and avoiding charging below-freezing temperatures. To prevent the battery from staying at full charge for…
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Lithium-ion charging and parasite load
The article discusses the challenges of charging lithium-ion batteries with a parasitic load, which is any circuit that consumes current from the battery during charging. The charging process for lithium-ion batteries takes place in several stages, and overcharging can cause damage to the battery, shortening its life and compromising safety. The article suggests that a…
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Lithium-ion battery and the importance of Cell Matching and Balancing
Lithium-ion batteries offer high energy density, long cycle life, and low self-discharge rates but require proper cell matching and balancing to ensure consistent performance, capacity, and safety. Cell matching involves grouping lithium-ion battery cells with similar electrical characteristics, while cell balancing ensures that each cell in a battery pack is charged and discharged evenly. Achieving…
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Lithium Ion: Why Does Charging Aged Take So Long?
The degradation of lithium-ion batteries over time is due to the buildup of solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layers on the electrodes, the loss of active lithium ions, and the breakdown of the electrolyte itself. As the battery degrades, its capacity decreases, and it takes longer to charge. Charging aged lithium-ion batteries takes longer due to…
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Lead-acid Loss of Electrolyte
Lead-acid batteries are widely used in various applications, but they are prone to the loss of electrolytes, which is the gradual evaporation or leakage of the battery’s electrolyte due to overcharging, high temperature, vibration, or physical damage. This problem can lead to reduced battery life, decreased performance, and safety hazards. The adverse effects of lead-acid…
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Lead Acid Battery: Understanding its Working and Applications
The lead-acid battery is a rechargeable battery that is commonly used in automotive, backup power systems, uninterruptible power supplies, and other industrial applications. It works on the principle of a chemical reaction between lead and lead dioxide plates and the sulfuric acid electrolyte solution. Lead-acid batteries have advantages such as high power density, low cost,…
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Lead Acid Battery: Understand how to extend the life of a lead acid battery and its limitations
This blog post discusses lead acid batteries, which are commonly used for power storage in vehicles, boats, and UPS systems. The post explains that lead-acid batteries have a limited lifespan and outlines ways to extend their life through regular maintenance, proper charging, avoiding deep discharge, and proper storage. The post also mentions the limitations of…
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Lead Acid Battery: How to Avoid Sulfation
The blog discusses sulfation, a process that occurs in lead-acid batteries when the lead sulfate crystals that form during discharge are not converted back to lead oxide during charging, leading to the buildup of sulfate crystals on the battery plates that can reduce the battery’s capacity and lifespan. The blog provides tips to prevent sulfation,…
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Lead Acid Battery: Corrosion, Shedding, and Internal Short
The lead-acid battery is a popular choice for its low cost, high energy density, and ease of maintenance. However, corrosion, shedding, and internal short are three common issues that can affect the battery’s performance and lifespan. Corrosion is caused by the buildup of lead sulfate crystals on the battery terminals, shedding happens when the active…
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How to Refresh a Li-ion Battery
The integration of cloud analytics in batteries is a new concept that is gaining popularity due to its benefits in data storage, processing, and analysis. By collecting data from embedded sensors in batteries, cloud analytics can be used to monitor battery performance in real-time, improve battery design, monitor battery usage over time, and optimize battery…