1. Primer on Lithium Ion Battery Technology 1

2. What is a Battery: A battery is an energy storage device that relies on electrochemical reactions to deliver energyA battery is an energy storage device that relies on electrochemical reactions to deliver energy Batteries enable energy portability such as powering a radio or an automobileBatteries enable energy portability such as powering a radio or an automobile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity) http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/tech nologies/energy_storage/batteries.htmlhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/tech nologies/energy_storage/batteries.htmlhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/tech nologies/energy_storage/batteries.htmlhttp://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/tech nologies/energy_storage/batteries.html http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/sharing_bat tery_knowledgehttp://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/sharing_bat tery_knowledgehttp://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/sharing_bat tery_knowledgehttp://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/sharing_bat tery_knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_batteryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_batteryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery 2

3. What is a Battery: There are many different types of batteriesThere are many different types of batteries Examples of battery compositions includeExamples of battery compositions include Lead-acid (typical automobile battery)Lead-acid (typical automobile battery) Nickel-metal hydride (power tool battery)Nickel-metal hydride (power tool battery) Nickel-cadmium (camera battery)Nickel-cadmium (camera battery) Lithium-ion (cell phone and laptop battery)Lithium-ion (cell phone and laptop battery) Batteries of different chemical composition can have significantly different ability to store and discharge energyBatteries of different chemical composition can have significantly different ability to store and discharge energy 3

4. What is a Battery: The graph on the left compares the storage and discharge capability of batteries to other types of devicesThe graph on the left compares the storage and discharge capability of batteries to other types of devices Lithium-ion batteries offer relatively high energy and power density compared to other battery types, as shown in the graph on the right.Lithium-ion batteries offer relatively high energy and power density compared to other battery types, as shown in the graph on the right. 4 http://electronicdesign.com/boards/innovators-tackle-r-l- and-c-enhance-fundamental-building-blocks Journal of Power Sources, 91, 2000 pp.210–216

5. Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: A few videos explaining how lithium-ion batteries functionA few videos explaining how lithium-ion batteries function http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d AXoBfEVqTghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d AXoBfEVqTghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d AXoBfEVqTghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d AXoBfEVqTg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 PjyJhe7Q1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 PjyJhe7Q1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 PjyJhe7Q1ghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 PjyJhe7Q1g5

6. Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: Diagrams of lithium-ion batteriesDiagrams of lithium-ion batteries 6 http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/pir/vtp_go als-strategies-accomp.pdf http://www.daikin.com/csr/feature2009/02_2.html