Safety of Lithium-Ion batteries

08 Aug 2022

Lithium-Ion refers to a family of Lithium-based battery technology. This family includes several sub-families or technologies, such as:

·LCO: Lithium Cobalt Oxide

·NCA: Nickel Cobalt Aluminium

·NMC: Nickel Manganese Cobalt

·LiFePO4 or LFP: Lithium Iron Phosphate

·LTO: Lithium Titanate Oxide, etc…

Often, we can hear that a product is equipped with “Lithium-Ion” batteries; this does not really have any meaning on the technology used. However, out of habit, the technology referred to as Lithium_Ion is usually LCO, NCA or NMC

Each of these technologies has very different characteristics, particularly in terms of safety, which can be found in the table below:

TECHNOLOGY

PROS / CONS

APPLICATION FIELD

Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP-LiFePO4)

LFP Radar (BCG Research)

·Excellent lifespan

·High level of safety

·Specific power

·Abundant material : Iron + Phosphate

·Slightly lower specific energy

·Vehicle traction (EV)

·Renewable energy storage

·Stationary batteries

·high power applications

·UPS, back-up, etc.

Lithium-Cobalt-Oxyde (LCO)

LCO Radar (BCG Research)

·Specific energy

·Dangerous chemistry

·Limited Lifespan

·Rare material : Cobalt

·Low power application

·Power tools

Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium (NCA)

NCA Radar (BCG Research)

·Specific energy

·Specific power

·Dangerous chemistry

·Cost

·Rare material : Cobalt

·Electric Vehicles (TESLA)

·Power tools, etc.

Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)

NMC Radar (BCG Research)

·Specific energy

·Safety

·Limited Lifespan

·Rare material : Cobalt +

Manganese

·Embedded applications

·Power tools, etc.

·Powerwall (TESLA)

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