Safety Standards for Lithium-Ion Cells

摘要

Advances in portable energy sources, such as rechargeable cells (or batteries), are a major technological driver for the popularity of many electronic and electrical devices from consumer products to medical equipment to automotive systems to space applications.rnFor a rechargeable cell to be commercially viable, it must satisfy numerous performance requirements such as long cycle life, low cost, high power density and high energy density - just to name a few - without posing a hazard. For now, lithium-ion cells appear to be the leading candidate for rechargeable portable energy sources; its worldwide market is projected to reach nearly $9 billion (USD) in annual sales by 2014. Simply put, there are a lot of Lithium-ion cells out on the market with more to come.