The battery stores specific energy and then releases it at an appropriate time. Many professionals in data center equipment are plagued by inconsistent performance of batteries. When asked, "Do data center infrastructure require improved energy storage solutions?" Data center operators, users, and staff always give affirmative answers.

For data center professionals, the traditional lead-acid batteries supporting the UPS power system have become a backup power source that provides a short power supply time. Most of them have understood some of the shortcomings of lead-acid batteries. In the white paper released by industry manufacturers, a powerful alternative to traditional lead-acid battery technology is explored, that is, lithium-ion batteries. Share the application of lithium-ion batteries in this white paper to help data center designers decide whether the application of this technology is feasible in their data centers.

Meet the challenges of traditional batteries

Traditional lead-acid batteries are often considered to be "weak links" in the data center power chain. Traditional batteries that provide backup power for modern data center facilities may potentially fail at any time. These traditional storage batteries are expensive to maintain and heavy, and need to be replaced regularly. Although the use of monitoring and management and service innovation and other technologies and measures, but also increased costs.

Therefore, data center managers must consider adopting better battery technology to help them overcome some of the challenges facing today's data center facilities. Therefore, batteries with better performance will be more widely used. The benefits provided by this battery include:

•Better battery reliability

•Light weight

•Easier replacement

•Small size

•Longer life cycle

•Adapt to higher temperature

•Longer shelf life

But not all lithium-ion batteries are the same. In fact, there are several varieties, including lithium cobalt oxide (LCO), lithium manganate (LMO), nickel cobalt manganese ternary battery (NMC), lithium iron phosphate (LFP), lithium titanate and so on. Moreover, each battery has advantages and disadvantages. For example, lithium manganese oxide (LMO) batteries provide higher power, but small capacity, but it is safer than lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries, and are often mixed with nickel cobalt manganese ternary batteries (NMC) to improve performance.

This is why it is important to understand the application case and what type of battery solution is suitable for your own data center facility. After understanding the specific situation of lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, we can see that the future of lithium-ion batteries is promising. It can bring longer service life, lighter weight, smaller size and greater flexibility to modern data center providers. However, care must be taken to match the appropriate battery to the application environment.