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It will be interesting to see how they hold up over time. 40,000 cycles at 17 C is only 98 days. Lithium-ion batteries are also rather cycle insensitive, but di
by DaniFong 15y ago
It will be interesting to see how they hold up over time. 40,000 cycles at 17 C is only 98 days. Lithium-ion batteries are also rather cycle insensitive, but die in about two years.
- ars 15y ago"17 C" ? 17 times the speed of light? Reversing your math it seems you are implying 17 cycles per hour? Why in the world would you charge and discharge a battery 17 times per hour? I don't even think it's possible to do that - it takes longer than 3.5 minutes to charge a battery.
- saulrh 15y agoI suspect that C is "charge rate", but I'm not sure how that interacts with battery lifetime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_charger#Charge_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_charger#Charge_rate
- spauka 15y agoC is the rate that the battery can be discharged (or charged). A rate of 17C suggests the battery can be fully discharged in 1/17 hours. The actual current/power this produces is dependent on the battery itself.