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Other factors, such as the battery’s energy density and cycle life seem to remain unchanged. I might have confused different battery techs but isn't the main i
by tjoff 14y ago
Other factors, such as the battery’s energy density and cycle life seem to remain unchanged.
I might have confused different battery techs but isn't the main issue with lithium-ion that heat kills it? And that typically the heat generated when charging is the main thing limiting it's useful life?
If so, claiming that its cycle life remains unchanged seems quite optimistic.
- cagenut 14y agoYou're right but drawing the wrong conclusion. The heat that's produced as the battery charges is a byproduct of the resistance of the chemistry. So when you get a more efficient chemistry it increases both cycle life and charge rate, they're two symptoms of the same property. Its a win/win not a tradeoff (although you can still chose to tradeoff one for the other in your product design).