4 safety factors when selecting lithium batteries | Factor 1: Battery Chemistry
Factor 1: Battery Chemistry
Trojan designs its lithium-ion batteries with lithium iron phosphate chemistry. Batteries like the Trojan Lithium OnePack™ and GC2 lithium batteries use iron phosphate as the cathode material.
Safety benefits to lithium iron phosphate or LiFePO4
Lithium iron phosphate batteries are less prone to overheating and thermal runaway. Lithium iron phosphate—or LiFePO4—is a safer chemistry for most applications than comparable lithium-ion batteries that use Nickel Manganese Cobalt or NMC-based chemistry cells.
Among the other benefits of lithium iron phosphate are:
long cycle life
high power discharge capabilities