April 2015
Intermediate to advanced
582 pages
18h 44m
English
Chapter 15
Changhe Cao, Xiangyun Yuan, Yuping Wu, and Teunis van Ree
At present, there are mainly two kinds of lithium-ion batteries, which are based on liquid electrolytes and gel polymer electrolytes. The first is called a lithium-ion battery, and the second, a polymer lithium-ion battery. There are also some recent reports on solid-state lithium-ion batteries, which will be covered in this chapter.
As mentioned in previous chapters, lithium-ion batteries should not be overdischarged or overcharged, because both would lead to destruction of the battery (Figure 15.1); this is the main reason why a good protection circuit is needed, especially during the charging process.
Figure 15.1
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