GP L210: a new milestone for the 18650 cell

Author

Fan, Jiang

Author_Institution

Gold Peak Battery Technol., San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

17

Issue

11

fYear

2002

fDate

11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Lithium-ion 18650-cell capacity has increased dramatically in recent years because of the fierce market competition. One of the major lithium-ion cell manufacturers, GP, introduced GP L210, the UL-certified 18650-cell into the market in 2001. The major evaluation results of this product including the cycle life, rate capability from room temperature to -30°C at various rates, high temperature stability, UL overcharge, impact, crush, flaming particle, and 150°C oven test are reported. Test results confirm that GP L210 not only obtains the highest cell capacity in the existing market, but also achieves a high abuse tolerance.

Keywords

battery charge measurement; impact testing; life testing; reliability; secondary cells; thermal stability; -30 to 20 degC; 150 degC; GP L210; Li; UL overcharge; abuse tolerance; cell capacity; crush; cycle life; flaming particle; impact; lithium-ion 18650-cell; oven test; rate capability; temperature stability; Batteries; Circuit testing; Gold; Integrated circuit testing; Life testing; Manufacturing; Ovens; Satellites; Temperature; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2002.1047372

Filename

1047372