How To Select The Right Battery For Your Application? Part 2: Common Primary Battery Chemistries
In part 1 of this 3-part blog series , we discussed the most important metrics forbattery selection. One thing to remember about battery selection is that it is essentially about managing tradeoffs. You trade off one feature in order to gain in another – for example in order to gain power density, you may have to reduce energy density. In this and asubsequent blog post , we will discuss one of the most important aspects governing battery selection – battery cell chemistry. Many important cell properties such as energy density, flammability and safety, available cell constructions, temperature range and shelf life are dictated by battery chemistry. So, let’s take a look at the most common primary battery chemistries available. SOME COMMON PRIMARY BATTERY CHEMISTRIES INCLUDE a)Zinc-carbon batteries have been around for more than 100 years. These are low cost and are available in many shapes and sizes. However, they have lost market share to newer chemis...