Lithium-ion energy storage standards

What are lithium-ion batteries?

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have raised increasing interest due to their high potential for providing efficient energy storage and environmental sustainability . LIBs are currently used not only in portable electronics, such as computers and cell phones , but also for electric or hybrid vehicles .

Are lithium-ion batteries critical materials?

Given the reliance on batteries, the electrified transportation and stationary grid storage sectors are dependent on critical materials; today’s lithium-ion batteries include several critical materials, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and graphite.13 Strategic vulnerabilities in these sources are being recognized.

Should lithium-based batteries be a domestic supply chain?

Establishing a domestic supply chain for lithium-based batteries requires a national commitment to both solving breakthrough scientific challenges for new materials and developing a manufacturing base that meets the demands of the growing electric vehicle (EV) and electrical grid storage markets.

What is the operating voltage of a lithium ion battery?

For a basis of understanding, a single lithium-ion cell (or battery) in a commercial/industrial application has typically an operating voltage that ranges approximately from 3 V to 4 V. Lithium ion batteries will voltages outside of this range also exist.

Why are lithium-ion batteries important?

Efficient and reliable energy storage systems are crucial for our modern society. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with excellent performance are widely used in portable electronics and electric vehicles (EVs), but frequent fires and explosions limit their further and more widespread applications.

How safe is a lithium battery?

According to Mr. Takefumi Inoue who helped lead the development of IEC 62619 in IEC SC21A WG5, “The safety of lithium secondary cells and battery systems requires the consideration of intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse.