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Primary and Coin
Lithium Battery Primer |
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An attempt to explain the
mysteries of the many non-rechargeable and coin cell lithium battery technologies from a designer's point of view. |
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Primary
lithium cells are not rechargeable. For this reason they don't have to put up with all the design constraints that rechargeable
lithium cells do, meaning that they have more capacity, lower self-discharge rates, and often different voltages. Primary
lithium batteries can operate over a wide extreme of temperature ranges, as low as -55°C and as high as +125°C
(-67°F to +257°F).
Due to the organic liquids that need to be used for electrolytes primary lithium batteries
typically have high internal impedance, limiting their maximum current to surprisingly low values.
| Chemistry |
Density
Wh/liter |
Nominal
Voltage |
Maximum
Voltage |
Minimum
Voltage |
Capacity
Range |
Operating
Temperature |
Pulse
Current |
Steady Current |
Service
Life |
Storage
Life |
Self Discharge |
Available
Packaging |
Coin
Fluorinated Carbon (BR type) (CF)xLi |
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3 V |
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48 - 1000 mAH |
-40 to 125°C |
4-10 mA |
0.03 mA |
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5 years |
Coin |
Cylindrical
Fluorinated Carbon (BR type)
(CF)xLi |
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3 V |
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1200-5000
mAH |
-40 to
85°C |
250-300
mA |
2.5-5
mA |
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5 years |
Cylindrical
(C, A, 2/3A) |
Manganese Dioxide (CR type)
LiMnO2 |
650 |
3 V |
2.8 |
2.7 |
25-1000
mAH |
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5-15 mA |
0.1-0.2
mA |
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Coin |
Manganese Dioxide (CR type)
LiMnO2 |
650 |
3 V |
2.8 |
2.7 |
250-3000
mAH |
-40 to 70 °C |
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20-200
mA |
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Moderate |
Camera |
Lithium Thionyl Chloride
Li/SOCl2 |
1420 |
3.6 V |
3.5 |
3.3 |
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-55°C to +85 C |
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Moderate |
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Lithium Iron Sulfide
Li/FeS |
370 |
1.5 V |
1.4 |
1.2 |
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| Vanadium Pentoxide (rechargable coin cells) |
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3 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
1.5-100 mAH |
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0.01-0.2
mA |
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Coin |
Lithium Sulfur Dioxide
LiSO2 |
440 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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-55°C to +70 C |
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10 years |
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| Manganese Dioxide (rechargable coin cells) |
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3 |
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2.6-45
mAH |
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0.01-0.1
mAH |
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Coin |
Niobium-
Titanium (rechargable coin cells) |
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2 |
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4 mAH |
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0.01
mAH |
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Coin |
Lithium Iodine
LiI2 |
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microamps |
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Implantable
packages |
| Lithium-Iron |
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1.5 V |
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500 to 2000 mA |
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Implantable packages |
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Utah 84058
Phone: 801-764-9060, 9062, 9063, or 9064  Fax: 801-764-9061 |
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PowerStream Technology
140 South Mountainway Dr.
Orem, UT
84058
Phone: 801-764-9060, 9062, 9063, or 9064
Fax: 801-764-9061
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using automatic thesaurus substitution software. |
- Choosing a lithium battery
- Lithium Battery Selection Guide
- How to choose a lithium battery.
- Lithium cells FAQ
- Primary lithium battery primer
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