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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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General uses
• Small electronics
• Hybrid electric and electric cars
• Wireless communications
10.5.3 Lithium Ion
Pure lithium batteries are primary batteries and cannot be recharged due to the instability
of lithium. Li-ion batteries are secondary batteries and use lithium compounds instead of
pure metallic lithium for their anode. Li-ion batteries, similar to other rechargeable batter-
ies, have three primary functional components: the anode, the cathode, and the electrolyte.
Lithium ions move from the anode to the cathode during discharging and the opposite way
during charging. Most Li-ion batteries use a liquid organic electrolyte, but lithium polymer
(Li–Po) batter ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966