Yinlong lithium titanate energy storage

Are lithium titanate batteries a viable energy storage solution?

Lithium titanate batteries are gaining traction as a viable solution for energy storage needs in applications such as power grid storage, electric vehicles, and high-capacity backup.

What is a lithium titanate battery?

A lithium-titanate battery is a modified lithium-ion battery that uses lithium-titanate nanocrystals, instead of carbon, on the surface of its anode. This gives the anode a surface area of about 100 square meters per gram, compared with 3 square meters per gram for carbon, allowing electrons to enter and leave the anode quickly.

What are the disadvantages of lithium titanate batteries?

A disadvantage of lithium-titanate batteries is their lower inherent voltage (2.4 V), which leads to a lower specific energy (about 30–110 Wh/kg ) than conventional lithium-ion battery technologies, which have an inherent voltage of 3.7 V. Some lithium-titanate batteries, however, have an volumetric energy density of up to 177 Wh/L.

What is a Toshiba lithium titanate battery?

The Toshiba lithium-titanate battery is low voltage (2.3 nominal voltage), with low energy density (between the lead-acid and lithium ion phosphate), but has extreme longevity, charge/discharge capabilities and a wide range operating temperatures.

What temperature can a lithium titanate battery be charged?

The lithium titanate battery can be fully charged and discharged in a wide temperature range of-50 °C ~ + 60 °C. Batteries in other lithium-ion chemical systems can hardly be charged at temperatures below zero. The structure of Lithium titanate is spinel.

What is a Microvast lithium titanate battery?

Microvast, based in Houston, Texas, makes a lithium-titanate battery that it calls "LpTO". In 2011, the world's first ultrafast charge bus fleet was launched in Chongqing, China. An 80 kWh LpTO battery system was installed in 37 twelve-meter electric buses, which can be fully charged within 10 minutes with a 400 kW charger.