Lithium-ion battery shelf life in 3 years & charging charts

1. Lithium ion shelf life.

Method:

Just record the battery voltage each day for 3 years, using a multimeter. 

Result:

Lithium-ion battery (9 V) shelf life in 3 years:

2. Lithium-ion charging characteristics.

Method:

Charging lithium-ion battery with a constant voltage and a constant current, record the voltage and curent in every 5 minutes.

Battery:

Nikon EN-EL3a battery (7.4 V, 1500 mAh):

Why do I choose 8.4 V and 0.6 A?

Because the charger from Nikon MH-18 specified 8.4 V and 0.9A:

       

 So I charged the battery with 8.4 V and 0.6 A (less than 0.9 A is ok, it will take longer time):

The result:

Lithium-ion battery (7.4 V) charging chart, charging with constant 8.4 V and constant 0.6 A:

Charged another lithium-ion battery (7.2 V, 1010 mAh) with constant 8.4 V and constant 0.4 A), not recorded every 5 minutes:

 

 

 

所有跟帖： 

• It's been a while since I made plots like these... -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2023 postreply 17:00:24

• 哇，这是将科研精神应用于日常生活。欢迎回来。问好。：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2023 postreply 17:03:08

• 赞。坚持三年的测试！ -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/20/2023 postreply 19:14:35