Lithium thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl2) batteries are the highest energy density batteries in practical applications, reaching 590 Wh/kg and 1100 Wh/dm. This highest energy density is achieved by large-capacity, low-discharge-rate, large-size batteries.
The application of lithium thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl2) batteries leverages the advantages of this series, such as high specific energy and long storage life. Low-current discharge cylindrical batteries can serve as power sources for CMOS memory, water and electricity meters, and radio frequency identification (RFID) devices in applications such as highway automatic electronic toll payment systems (ETC systems, although a better solution is to use lithium manganese pouch batteries), programmable logic controllers, and wireless security alarm systems (this solution can be replaced by 3V lithium manganese button and pouch batteries).
Because these lithium batteries are expensive, their safety remains a major concern, and their handling requires special attention, their application in the general consumer market remains limited.
Below are some application areas for lithium thionyl chloride batteries and lithium manganese batteries.
Testing instruments: calorimeters, automatic meter readers (AMRs); such as water meters, gas meters, or electricity meters; automotive proving ground testing instruments; seismic surveying instruments; oil drilling testing instruments; data recorders; industrial instruments; aviation navigation systems; oil pump gauges; taxi meters.
Computer Battery: Specially designed battery to power the real-time clock (RTC) and file configuration; widely used in various personal computers, portable computers, laptops, and notebook computers; PC key activation switch.
Telecommunications: Functional telephones, commercial telephone systems, telex machines, wireless paging systems, coding equipment, radio frequency selectors
Industrial control equipment: Production line control with programmed automation
Security system: wireless alarm, smoke detector, hazard button, electronic lock and electronic cover
Search and rescue equipment: Emergency location indicator, radio beacon, radio hazard beacon, emergency location transmitter, avalanche rescue transmitter.
Monitoring System: High-voltage power line short circuit and overload indicators, remote radio frequency control equipment, night vision equipment
Commercial machinery and equipment: Cash registers, photocopiers, address printers, postage meters, vending machines
Object recognition systems: farm management systems, public transportation monitoring systems, automobile production line control systems, traffic flow control systems, and automatic label recognition systems.
Scientific testing instruments: ocean current measuring instrument, meteorological buoy, balloon-borne radio telemetry instrument, and biological remote sensing instrument.
Electronic medical equipment: electrocardiographs, external pacemakers, oxygen flow meters, hearing aids, X-ray machines, and mechanical control equipment.
Entertainment electronic devices: high-fidelity wireless tuners, programmable frequency tuners, pinball machines; electronic synthesizers.
