{"id":84,"date":"2021-09-09T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T08:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/?p=84"},"modified":"2021-09-09T08:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T08:21:00","slug":"how-lithium-ion-laptop-batteries-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/how-lithium-ion-laptop-batteries-work.htm","title":{"rendered":"How Lithium-ion Laptop Batteries Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shop-HP-laptop-battery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85\" title=\"Shop-HP-laptop-battery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shop-HP-laptop-battery.jpg\" alt=\"wholesale hp laptop batteries\" width=\"620\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shop-HP-laptop-battery.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Shop-HP-laptop-battery-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a>Lithium-ion batteries are incredibly popular these days. You can find them in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/product_category.php\/1+Laptop-Battery\">laptops<\/a>, PDAs, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/product_category.php\/11+Mobile-Phone-Battery\">cell phones<\/a> and iPods. They&#8217;re so common because, pound for pound, they&#8217;re some of the most energetic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">rechargeable batteries<\/a> available.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ad Lithium-ion batteries have also been in the news lately. That\u2019s because  these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">batteries<\/a> have the ability to burst into flames occasionally. It&#8217;s  not very common &#8212; just two or three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">battery packs<\/a> per million have a  problem &#8212; but when it happens, it&#8217;s extreme. 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This translates into a very high <strong>energy density<\/strong> for lithium-ion batteries.Here is a way to get a perspective on the energy density. A typical  lithium-ion battery can store 150 watt-hours of electricity in 1  kilogram of battery. A <strong>NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) battery<\/strong> pack can store perhaps 100 watt-hours per kilogram, although 60 to 70 watt-hours might be more typical. A <strong>lead-acid <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/hp\/business-notebook-6710b-battery.htm\">HP Business notebook 6710b battery<\/a> can store only 25 watt-hours per kilogram. Using lead-acid technology,  it takes 6 kilograms to store the same amount of energy that a 1  kilogram lithium-ion battery can handle. That&#8217;s a huge difference.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/toshiba\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86\" title=\"girl-using-laptop-batteryfast.com.au\" src=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/girl-using-laptop-batteryfast.com_.au_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/girl-using-laptop-batteryfast.com_.au_.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/girl-using-laptop-batteryfast.com_.au_-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a> batteries to suit your lifestyple <a title=\"Quality Laptop Battery Shop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">batteries-company.com<\/a> \u2013 your best batteries online shop for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/hp\/\">HP laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/toshiba\/\">Toshiba laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/dell\/\">Dell laptop batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/asus\/\">Asus laptop batteries<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery.php\/12+HP+Laptop-AC-Adapter\">HP laptop AC adapters<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery.php\/12+DELL+Laptop-AC-Adapter\">Dell laptop AC adapters<\/a>, all our <a title=\"Laptop Batteries Shop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/\">notebook batteries<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/product_category.php\/12+Laptop-AC-Adapter\">laptop power adapters<\/a> are 100% satisfation guarantee and 100% brand new with 1 year warranty!<\/li>\n<li>They hold their charge. A lithium-ion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/hp\/pavilion-dv9000-battery.htm\">HP Pavilion dv9000 battery<\/a> pack  loses only about 5 percent of its charge per month, compared to a 20  percent loss per month for NiMH batteries.<\/li>\n<li>They have no <strong>memory effect<\/strong>, which means that you do not have to completely discharge them before recharging, as with some other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batteries-company.com\/battery-wiki\/\">battery chemistries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lithium-ion batteries can handle hundreds of charge\/discharge cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That is not to say that lithium-ion batteries are flawless. They have a few disadvantages as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They start degrading as soon as they leave the factory. They will  only last two or three years from the date of manufacture whether you  use them or not.<\/li>\n<li>They are extremely sensitive to high temperatures. Heat causes  lithium-ion battery packs to degrade much faster than they normally  would.<\/li>\n<li>If you completely discharge a lithium-ion battery, it is ruined.<\/li>\n<li>A lithium-ion battery pack must have an on-board computer to  manage the battery. This makes them even more expensive than they  already are.<\/li>\n<li>There is a small chance that, if a lithium-ion battery pack fails, it will burst into flame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of these characteristics can be understood by looking at the chemistry inside a lithium-ion cell. 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