If you’re an inventor, the product you create is close to your heart. You want the best power source for your invention. So, when you’re looking for a battery to power your innovation, there are a few factors to take into consideration.
How Lithium-ion Powers Innovation
- Longer Life Span – There are few power sources on the market with a longer battery life than lithium-ion. Regardless of your invention’s purpose, one of your goals is likely to build a product that lasts, with a long-lasting battery to match. Lithium-ion units have a typical battery life span of more than a decade. If you used your lithium battery every day, it would continue to power your product for more than 13 years. When you choose lead acid batteries, your invention only has power for about two years.
- Customization – Your invention is unique. Don’t compromise your design by building around a battery. Lithium batteries are customizable, helping to maintain your product’s integrity.
- Cost – When you’re financing your own invention, cost is an issue that’s likely on your mind. Choosing a lithium-ion battery brings great benefit to your new product. While the battery may cost more upfront, the value of these batteries’ life spans far exceeds their competitors. You’ll be paying a little more for lithium than for lead acid initially, but this investment pays off with over a decade of lithium life. Instead of replacing your battery after a year or two with lead acid, you’re powering your invention at a lower cost in the long run.
- Weight – If your new product is a vehicle, speed is important. Or, if it’s a portable product, users should be able to transport it easily. Weight has an impact on both of these concerns. Lithium-ion batteries power the same products lead acid batteries do, at a third of the weight. Without the added weight, your product runs more efficiently.
- Maintenance – After your product is available to the masses, you want to minimize maintenance time as much as possible. With lithium-ion batteries, your invention is run with a reliable power source. These batteries are not likely to die within a decade, so you avoid the time and cost of battery replacement. And, they require less upkeep than traditional flooded lead acid batteries that eventually lose water. With lithium-ion, you don’t have to monitor and replenish water levels.
- Capacity – Is your invention running continuously, or just for short periods? The usage of your product determines the capacity – or the amount of charge stored in your unit – required. And, lithium batteries meet nearly any capacity requirements. These batteries lose less charge over time and have superior capacity over lead acid.
- Charging – What are the charging needs of your invention? Is it solar powered or traditionally charged? Whether you’re in need of a green battery or a standard model, lithium-ion power sources are adaptable.
- Safety – While no power source is perfect, you want to find a battery that’s as safe as possible for your consumers. If lithium safety is important to you, you’re in luck. LiFePO4 technology, which has a lower energy density per cell, along with the flame retardant paste and built in safety fuse ensures zero risk of fire or explosion.