ah, dat is al iets!
die website zegt alleen niets over de belasting van de batterij.
anyway, ik heb alles mbt li-ion bij elkaar geschraapt en hieronder volgt de copy & paste:
Lithium-ion batteries lose capacity through cell oxidation, a process that
occurs naturally during use and aging. The typical life span of
lithium?ion is 2-3 years, whether the battery is used or not. Cool storage
a 40% charge minimizes aging. An aged lithium-ion cannot be restored with
cycling. Lithium-ion is found in cell phones and mobile computing.
Lithium-ion has a slightly higher internal resistance than nickel-based
batteries. The cobalt system tends to increase the internal resistance as
part of aging whereas the manganese (spinel) maintains the resistance
throughout its life but loses capacity through chemical reaction. Cobalt
and manganese are used for the positive electrodes.
lithium-ion self-discharges about 5% in the first 24 hours and 1-2%
afterwards. Adding the protection circuit increases the discharge by
another 3% per month. The protection circuit assures that the voltage and
current on each cell does not exceed a safe limit. Figure 3 illustrates a
battery with high self-discharge.
Lithium-based cells are by nature closely matched when they come off the
manufacturing line. Tight tolerances are important because all cells in a
pack must reach the full-charge and end-of-discharge voltage thresholds at
a unified time. A built-in protection circuit safeguards against cells
that do not follow a normal voltage pattern.
If correctly charged, lithium-ion cell should never generate gases and
cause venting. But in spite of what is said, the lithium-based cells can
build up internal pressure under certain conditions. Some cells include an
electrical switch that disconnects the current flow if the cell pressure
reaches a critical level. Other cells rupture a membrane to release the
gases in a controlled way. lithium-ion-polymer in a pouch cell sometime
grows to the shape of a small balloon because these cells do not include
venting. Ballooning cell are known to damage the housing of the portable
device.
How to prolong lithium-based batteries
Battery research is focusing heavily on lithium chemistries, so much so
that one could presume that all portable devices will be powered with
lithium-ion batteries in the future. In many ways, lithium-ion is superior
to nickel and lead-based chemistries and the applications for lithium-ion
batteries are growing as a result.
lithium-ion has not yet fully matured and is being improved continuously.
New metal and chemical combinations are being tried every six months to
increase energy density and prolong service life. The improvements in
longevity after each change will not be known for a few years.
A lithium-ion battery provides 300-500 discharge/charge cycles. The
battery prefers a partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full
discharges should be avoided when possible. Instead, charge the battery
more often or use a larger battery. There is no concern of memory when
applying unscheduled charges.
Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of performance deterioration,
batteries with fuel gauges exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital
memory". Here is the reason: short discharges with subsequent recharges do
not provide the periodic calibration needed to synchronize the fuel gauge
with the battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full discharge and
recharge every 30 charges corrects this problem. Letting the battery run
down to the cut-off point in the equipment will do this. If ignored, the
fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate. (Read more in 'Choosing
the right battery for portable computing', Part Two.)
Aging of lithium-ion is an issue that is often ignored. lithium-based
batteries have a lifetime of 2-3 years. The clock starts ticking as soon
as the battery comes off the manufacturing line. The capacity loss
manifests itself in increased internal resistance caused by oxidation.
Eventually, the cell resistance will reach a point where the pack can no
longer deliver the stored energy, although the battery may still contain
ample charge.
The speed by which lithium-ion ages is governed by temperature and
state-of-charge.