The trend in electronics is clearly towards portability, intelligence and convenience. Appliance manufacturers are increasingly requiring smaller size, lighter weight, longer runtime and more convenience into their products. To meet the need of these demanding applications, batteries must feature: thinner, smaller and lighter weight, high capacity and long service life, high power and safe, green and eco-friendly. There are many kinds of battery chemistries for portable devices on the market. But lithium ion chemistry has significant advantages than other types as the preferred power source for portable devices.
The use of lithium ion batteries has become commonplace in many consumer electronics due to a range of advantages over other battery technologies. One of the most significant advantages of lithium ion batteries is their high specific energy. Specific energy is also referred to as massic energy or gravimetric energy density. It is simply energy per unit mass. It is a measure of how much energy a particular battery contains in comparison to its weight. A battery with high specific energy compared to its counterparts means that it can provide a higher level of energy without sacrificing its weight. It is essentially lighter. Lithium ion batteries have higher specific energy than other types of non-lithium ion rechargeable batteries. They can also be designed and fabricated with a wider range of energy densities in accordance with different weights.
Lithium polymer batteries are based on lithium ion technology but have flexible form factor and higher safety. Because of the aforementioned higher specific energy and a higher degree of freedom in fabrication, a critical advantage of lithium polymer batteries is that they are ideal in applications in which space and weight are an important manufacturing consideration. They can be produced in varieties of shapes, sizes and easily customized. Lithium polymer batteries use either solid, porous, or gel-like electrolyte instead of a traditional liquid-based electrolyte. They do not explode due to gas built-up and not leak in case of excessive heat. They simply swell or expand in size. The absence of leakage also means that the electronic components of a particular device are safe from battery issues.
Thanks to characteristics of high energy density, safty, flexible design, and longer running than other kinds of batteries, lithium ion batteries have made this chemistry more suitable for consumer devices. They are fast replacing Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd cells as the preferred power source used on these devices and have quickly taken over the consumer electronics market in the last few years. These applications include smart phones, wearables, bluetooth, toothbrushes, mobile video recording, tablet pc, laptop computer and other products with the characteristics of light weight, compact size and portability.
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We focus on lithium batteries and have consistently delivered high performance lithium ion batteries for a wide range of industrial applications to meet customers’ increasing demand for smaller, lighter, long lasting and more portable products. The applications include industrial robot, measurement instrument, power tool, GPS, image capturing, utility metering, mining light etc.