ABSTRACT

This chapter is intended to describe in order that the readers can understand the Li-ion battery as the power sources, how different they are from other secondary batteries.

(1) Lithium ion secondary batteries as the power sources (2) What is the Li-ion battery? The principle. The materials. (3) Characteristics (4) Production process (5) Future scope

5.1 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES AS POWER SOURCES

The recent growth of sales in rechargeable batteries is remarkable. The motive force is coming from the expanding market of cordless electronics and portable telephones where ever more powerful power sources are needed.