Understanding Battery Self-Discharge

This informative white paper utilizes a marathon runner analogy to demonstrate how ultra-long-life lithium batteries with a low self-discharge rate can reduce or eliminate the need for battery replacement over the lifetime of a remote wireless device. Extended battery life is achieved by harnessing the passivation effect, which limits the chemical reactions that occur when a cell is not in use. Ultra-long-life lithium batteries enable IIoT-connected devices to generate the high pulses required to power two-way wireless communications.