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Available sizes Cylindrical batteries up to 34 Ah 0.4-1.7 Ah Cylindical batteries 1.2–35 Ah 12–10,000 Ah Cylindrical: 1.2–14 Ah Flat disk: up to 2300 Ah 2–30 Ah 7–30 Ah (Continued )

Discharge profile Very flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat

Power density High Low Medium Medium Medium to high Medium Medium to high

energy density † Wh/L 415 630 1100 950 970 1070 1040

Specific energy † Wh/kg 260 275 590 480 495 485 480

Working * (20°C) 2.9-2.7 3.6-3.4 3.5-3.3 3.5-3.3 3.5-3.2 3.8-3.3 3.5-3.1

Voltage, V Nominal 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.95

Soluble cathode batteries Construction Spiral “jelly-roll” cylindrical con- struction; glass- to-metal seal Wafer construction “Bobbin” in cylindrical con- struction Prismatic with flat plates Spiral “jelly-roll” cylindrical con- struction or flat disk Spiral “jelly-roll” cylindrical construction Spiral “jelly-roll” cylindrical con- struction; glass- to-metal seal

Separator Microporous polypropylene Glass non-woven Glass mat Glass

Characteristics of Lithium Primary Batteries

Solute LiBr LiAlCl 4 LiAlCl 4 LiAlCl 4

electrolyte Solvent (some with

AN SOCl 2 SOCl 2 with halogen additives SO 2 Cl 2 additives)

SO 2 with carbon bon and binder bon and binder
Cathode and binder on Al screen SOCl 2 with car- on Ni or SS SO 2 Cl 2 with car- SS screen

TABLE 14.6 System Lithium/sulfur dioxide (Li/SO 2 ) Lithium/thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl 2) Low rate High capacity High rate Lithium/sulfuryl chloride (Li/SO 2 Cl 2)

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