Lithium batteries usage for electrical devices & appliances, Pros & Cons (complete document 25 pages total)

11/3/2022

Lithium batteries usage for electrical devices & appliances, pro & cons

Researched, Summarized and Analysed by Freelance Researching, Writing & Journalism (non-published) # 1000478274

Author: Ms Izabel LAnglais  November 2022

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Electric car

-The benefit of electric cars,  is that the battery is charge at home and can do so from a home solar panel, saving on electricity; and avoiding depending on garage stations for gas. Ref #9

-extra info Ref #5

Different type of batteries

-Compare to current car that run through an engine burning gas for its energy, electric car use their Energy storage from a battery. Vehicle are All Electric (AEV) or Plug-in Electric Hybrid  (PHEV). Current batteries are designed for 100 000 miles or 8 years, and some can last up to 12-15 years in moderate climate or 8-12 years in extreme climate. Four main type of batteries are used for electric driven cars : Lithium-ions, nickel-metal hybrid, lead-acid and Ultracapacitors. Lithium-ions batteries are most used for electric cars and for computer, cel. phone and portable electronic; they have high power to weight ratio and high energy efficiency; also they have a low self-discharge rate; used both for AEV & PHEV. Nickel-metal hybrid batteries are mostly used in HEV but also for All Electric cars, they have a longer life cycle then Lithium-Ions or lead-acid batteries; they are more resistant, but higher in cost and have a higher self-discharge rate and also heat at high temperature. Lead-acid batteries are currently used to electrical vehicle to supplement other battery loads; high-powered, inexpensive, safe, reliable but short life and poor cold temperature performance. Ultracapacitors work differently to store the energy and are mostly used for secondary energy storage in electric cars helping electrochemical batteries level their loads and provide extra power during acceleration and regenerative braking. The battery can be recharge at home using a solar panel .  Ref #9

Lithium-ions batteries

- Lithium iron phosphate batteries, abbreviated LFP (Lithium ferro-phosphate), is a type of battery using a cathode material of Lithium-iron-phosphate and an anode material of graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic baking; the energy density and operating voltage of these LFP batteries is lower then of regular Lithium-ions batteries such as : nickel-manganese-cobalt NMC,  nickel cobalt aluminium NCA. LFP to 125 watts hours WH per kg to possibly 160 Wh/kg,  compare to over 300 Wh/kg for the highest NMC; Tesla 2020 car is 260wh/kg., and that is a sufficient ratio Wh/Kg for a car. Batteries LFP are cobalt free (refer to lawsuit point cobalt extraction minig), low in cost, high in safety, long life, etc;  they are also used for backup power, stationary and some vehicle. Expected to exceed market of NMC by 2028. LFP time durability 10 years .Ref #28

Point A-  Lithium-ions batteries are part of graphite and part Lithium-cobalt oxide, which pulls electrons better then manganese oxide, which gives the capability to store more energy in the same space then alkaline batteries; the solution separating graphite and Lithium cobalt oxide contains positively charge Lithium ions that easily form and break chemicals bonds as the battery is discharged and recharged.  Ref 10

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