What are the differences and application scenarios between power lithium battery and energy storage lithium battery?

The main difference between power lithium battery and energy storage lithium battery lies in their different design and use.

Power lithium batteries are generally used to provide high power output, such as electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, etc. This type of battery needs to have high energy density, high discharge rate and long life to accommodate high intensity charge-discharge cycle.

Energy storage lithium batteries are used for long-term energy storage, such as solar power generation systems, wind power generation systems, etc. This type of battery requires higher energy density and lower cost to meet the needs of energy storage systems, and usually requires a long life and a lower self-discharge rate.

Therefore, although both types of lithium batteries use lithium ions as the electrolyte, their design and performance indicators vary to accommodate different application scenarios.

Power lithium batteries are generally used in scenarios that need to provide high power output, such as:

1. Driving energy of electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and other transportation vehicles;

2. Power source of portable devices such as power tools and drones.

Energy storage lithium batteries are used for scenarios where long-term energy storage is required, such as:

1. Energy storage equipment of distributed energy systems such as solar photovoltaic power generation system and wind power generation system;

2. Peak aking energy storage, emergency backup power supply and other industrial and civil fields.

In addition, with the continuous progress of technology and the expansion of application scenarios, power lithium battery also began to be applied to some lower power scenarios, such as smart home, Internet of things, and energy storage lithium battery is gradually expanding its application scope, such as used for the secondary utilization of electric vehicles, graphene enhance the application of new materials such as lithium ion batteries, etc.