The first lithium-ion battery for drones was introduced

The first half-solid lithium-ion batteries will make their debut on drones this year. The batteries used for testing will be used in drones, but the solid-state batteries will be used for other applications in the coming years. And the battery is expected to enter electric cars after 2021.

Solid lithium-ion batteries are safer alternatives to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Traditional lithium-ion batteries will explode or burn if damaged. Solid state batteries made by a company called Semi Solid have about twice the internal energy of conventional batteries of the same weight. Double energy devices using battery technology can run twice as long and are safer.

This is a great breakthrough for advanced drones, which integrate a large number of sensors, cameras and processors. Of these energy-intensive drones, traditional lithium-ion batteries last only about 20 minutes. Lithium-solid batteries provide longer flight time to make these drones more useful.

Battery technology will launch wearable devices in 2019 after the launch of drone solid-state batteries this year. By 2021, batteries will be available in the form of electric vehicles. This battery technology can also support pure lithium anodes, further improving energy density.

The battery design used by Solid Energy uses an ultra-thin anode made of pure lithium foil, coated with polymer-ceramic electrolytes, which can prevent any dendritic growth. Dendritic growth causes short circuits in some battery designs. The design is semi-solid, safer than the traditional lithium-ion battery design, and the energy density is about 500 watt-hours per kilogram, which is twice that of ordinary lithium-ion batteries.

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