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Lithium batteries revolutionize energy storage in modern data centers

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Batteries store specific energy and then release it at the appropriate time. Many data center equipment professionals are frustrated by the inconsistent performance of their batteries. When asked, “Does data center infrastructure need improved energy storage solutions?” data center operators, users, and staff always respond in the affirmative.

For data center professionals, traditional lead-acid batteries paired with UPS power systems have become a backup source of power for short periods of time. Most are already aware that lead-acid batteries have some disadvantages. In the white paper released by industry manufacturers, a powerful alternative to traditional lead-acid battery technology is explored, which is lithium-ion batteries. The applications of lithium-ion batteries are shared in this white paper to help data center designers decide whether the technology is feasible in their data centers.

Addressing the Challenges of Traditional Batteries

Traditional lead-acid batteries are often considered the “weak link” in the data center power chain. Traditional batteries, which provide backup power to modern data center facilities, can potentially fail at any time. These traditional batteries are expensive to maintain, heavy, and require regular replacement. Although technologies and measures such as monitoring, management and service innovation are adopted, costs are also increased.

Therefore, data center managers must consider 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. Benefits provided by this battery include:

​•Better battery reliability

•Light weight

​•Easier to replace

​•Smaller size

​•Longer life cycle

​•Adapt to higher temperatures

​•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, etc. Moreover, each type of battery has advantages and disadvantages. For example, lithium manganese oxide (LMO) batteries provide higher power but smaller capacity, but they are 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 use cases and which types of battery solutions are 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. The result is longer life, lighter weight, smaller size and greater flexibility for modern data center providers. However, care must be taken to match the appropriate battery to the application environment.

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Certifications

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R&D strength

A high-tech enterprise focusing on the integration of new energy product R&D, manufacturing, brand promotion and operations, always keeping pace with the world's leading technology and management. Now it has developed more than 10 series of more than 100 well-known brand products such as lithium-ion battery packs, 18650 lithium batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, alkaline batteries, polymer lithium batteries and mobile power supplies. The company's products have excellent performance and good consistency. They are not only in a leading position in the country, but also reach the world's leading level.

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The lithium battery industry can still expect high growth in the next few years

Li Zhenqiang, CEO of Qidian Research, said at the meeting that from the perspective of China’s lithium battery competition landscape, industry concentration is far lower than abroad. In 2015, the global market concentration rate of the top 10 Chinese lithium batteries was 44.4%, and only one of the top 10 companies was not involved in power batteries. Li Zhenqiang predicts that China's lithium-ion battery market will reach 96.11GWH by 2018, with a compound growth rate of 25% in the next three years, EVs will maintain a compound growth rate of more than 40%, and the ESS market is expected to explode in 2018.

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Decoding the pros and cons of overseas Taobao for Chinese lithium battery companies

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Where is the energy storage battery?

For all intents and purposes, Aquin Energy seems destined to succeed. The emerging startup, which sells high-capacity energy storage batteries to renewable energy projects and grids, was founded in 2007 by Jay Whitacre, a materials science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. , once developed batteries for NASA’s Mars rover. Aquin Energy has raised nearly $200 million from high-profile investors including venture capitalists including Bill Gates, Kleiner Perkins and Shell. Perhaps most importantly, when the company first entered the market, it was clearly and keenly aware of the biggest problem of previous battery project startups-it was difficult to avoid the use of rare materials. With lessons learned from the past, Aquin Energy relied more on production equipment that had changed its original purpose and determined the possible market profit direction.

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More than 5 power battery companies are involved in upstream lithium mines

On the demand side, according to data from the China Geological Survey, the annual production of 2 million new energy vehicles will be achieved by 2020, and the consumption of lithium products will reach 80,000 to 100,000 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent, exceeding the national lithium product consumption in 2015. Under the premise that demand in other fields remains unchanged, the development of the new energy vehicle industry will lead to an average annual demand growth rate of 10% to 15%. It is expected that lithium demand will reach 150,000 tons of lithium carbonate equivalent in 2020.

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Warmly celebrate our company's successful passing of ISO9001 quality management system certification

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