Week 1 Understanding Different Battery Chemistry
1.ANS:
| Type of lithium ion cells | Full form | Anode material | cathode material | Reaction | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| LCO | Lithium cobalt oxide | Graphite carbon | cobalt oxide | high specific energy | low life span | |
| LMO | Lithium manganese spinel | Graphite carbon | manganese oxide | high specific energy & specific power. | low performance & life span. high cost. | |
| NCA | lithium nickel cobalt aluminium | Graphite carbon | nickel cobalt aluminium | Highest specific energy, specific power & life span.low cost. | low safety. | |
| NMC | lithium nickel manganese cobalt | Graphite carbon | nickel manganese cobalt | Highest specific energy, specific power & life span. | high cost | |
| LFP | lithium iron phosphate | Graphite carbon | iron phosphate | high specific power & life span, safety. | low specific energy, | |
| LTO | lithium titanium oxide | Titanate | lithium manganese oxide | low cost. high performance,safety, life span. | low specific energy |
2. ans:
| Type of lithium ion cells | specific energy | specific energy | specific power | safety | performance | life span | cost |
| LCO | Lithium cobalt oxide | highest | low | low | high | low | high |
| LMO | Lithium manganese spinel | high | high | high | low | low | high |
| NCA | lithium nickel cobalt aluminium | highest | highest | low | high | highest | low |
| NMC | lithium nickel manganese cobalt | highest | high | high | high | high | high |
| LFP | lithium iron phosphate | low | high | highest | high | highest | high |
| LTO | lithium titanium oxide | low | high | highest | highest | highest | lowest |