Top 20 energy storage system battery cell products in China in 2023
The demand for energy storage in the power sector is increasing dramatically with each passing day, owing to an increase in the proportion of renewable energy installations and a decrease in the cost of energy storage systems.
Outside of power batteries, energy storage battery market has grown significantly in the last two years. Lithium battery manufacturers in the power storage industry have developed special top 20 energy storage system battery cell products to meet the unique needs of power storage scenarios.
Top 20 energy storage system battery cell products
CATL
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Charge rate | 1 |
| Cycle life | 8000 |
| Size | 173.9*71.7*207.2 |
CATL energy storage system battery cell products use special lithium battery cells. CATL leading high nickel 811 technology, together with nano-riveting technology and high voltage technology, has greatly improved the energy density of the cells. In the design of the cells.
CATL adopts low lithium consumption technology for the anode to enhance stability, FIC coating technology for the cathode, and the electrolyte has a bionic self-healing function.
In addition, based on the long life cell technology, CATL ‘s energy storage system battery cells have a high cycle time, with most of the current products at 8000 to 10000 cycles.
BYD
| Nominal capacity | 308ah |
| Maximum continuous charging current | 1C |
| Cycle life | 4000~4500 |
| Maximum discharge current | 71.5*173.6*207 |
BYD announced the blade battery version of the energy storage system. The blade battery is a unique lithium iron phosphate battery created by BYD. The battery cell is made into a “blade” shape.
The length of the “blade” can be customized according to the size of the battery pack, and the longest can be more than 2 meters. This allows blade batteries to directly skip the “module” when forming a group and directly form a battery pack.
This battery has the characteristics of high safety, long life, and long battery life. It has passed the industry’s rigorous “acupuncture test” and will not catch fire or explode. In terms of materials, it does not contain scarce resources such as nickel and cobalt.
Hthium
Nominal capacity | 300ah |
Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
Cycle life | 12000 |
Energy density | 170Wh |
Size | 71*173*207mm |
The first 300Ah special battery for electric energy storage launched by Hithium has achieved “zero” attenuation. The measured data shows that the energy attenuation rate of this battery is ≤1% in the first 1000 cycles (full and full discharge, compared to the initial value).
The cycle life can reach 12,000 times, and the energy efficiency can reach 95%. This product has the same size as the existing 280Ah energy storage battery, which is compatible with the current energy storage system and reduces the construction cost of the energy storage system.
At the same time, the three-year “zero” attenuation will reduce the initial investment cost, directly address the pain points faced by the current energy storage development, and increase the project investment income.
CALB
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 12000 |
| Nominal energy | 896wh |
The special battery for energy storage on the L173 platform is the core product of CALB in the energy storage market.
The battery has a single capacity of 280Ah and a rated energy of 896Wh. Lightweight battery integration reduces process weight by 5%. The cycle life is more than 12000 times. The energy efficiency is over 97%, and can be upgraded to 300+Ah.
At the same time, the modified battery adopts a PACK-level distributed independent thermal runaway design to reduce the safety impact of the battery reactants on the overall system due to thermal runaway. The battery has the characteristics of high safety, high energy, high efficiency, long life, and standard scalability.
CORNEX
| Nominal capacity | 306ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 8000 |
| Size | 71.5*174.4*20mm |
| Weight | 5.67kg |
The first product of the energy storage cell is “Cornex No. 1”. The product model is PF173_280A. The battery capacity is 280Ah, the cycle life of a single cell exceeds 10,000 times, and it has an ultra-wide application environment of -30 to 60°C.
Cornex has achieved technological breakthroughs in material system, production process, product structure and other aspects. ” Cornex No. 1″ performed well in safety tests such as thermal runaway, drop, overcharge, short circuit, and extrusion, and passed the rigorous acupuncture test.
EVE
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 6000 |
| Energy density | 165Wh |
| Size | 205.10mm*173.70mm*72.0mm |
EVE LF560K battery has a large capacity of 560Ah, a single battery can store 1.792kWh of energy, and the cycle life exceeds 12,000 times. EVE adopts “lamination technology” to solve the technical problems of LF560K battery in the design and production of electronic conductance current collection.
On the one hand, the number of tabs wrapped in laminated cores is doubled, which solves the problem of electronic conductance current collection. On the other hand, lamination replaces winding, the length of the monopole sheet is shortened by 100 times, and the total yield of cell production can increase by 3%.
Gotion High-tech
| Nominal capacity | 300ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Nominal Energy | 950Wh |
| Cycle life | 4000 |
| Size | 50*160*118 |
| Weight | 5998g |
Gotion High-tech, which is deeply involved in lithium iron phosphate batteries, continues to break the ceiling of energy density through continuous technological innovation.
As a member of top 10 silicon anode material manufacturers in China , energy density of Gotion High-tech’s latest 210Wh/kg LFP battery cell has reached the level of ternary NCM5 series.
Ganfeng Lithium
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 6000 |
| Energy density | 162Wh |
| Charge temperature | 0°~60° |
| Size | 71.8*174.2*207.1 |
Ganfeng Lithium’s first-generation hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte battery products have an energy density of 235~280Wh/kg. The second-generation solid-state lithium battery is based on high-nickel ternary anodes , metal-containing lithium anode material, energy density exceeds 350Wh/kg, and cycle life is close to 400 times.
In addition, solid-state batteries with metal lithium cathode with an energy density exceeding 420Wh/kg have begun to be applied in special fields. The most important step in improving the energy density of solid-state lithium batteries is to change the cathode to metal lithium.
ZTT
| Nominal capacity | 86ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 5000~8000 |
| Size | 27*173*200 |
The LFP energy storage cell adopts an iron-lithium system with high temperature resistance and a more stable main structure. Form a thinner and stronger SEI film, take into account the stability of high-temperature state and the transmission of low-temperature state, and pioneer the realization of compatibility characteristics in a wide temperature range from -40°C to 60°C.
Two standard batteries can realize flexible adaptation from monomer to module to system unit. The voltage level can be adapted to a high-voltage system from 50v to 400v, and the energy level can meet the power expansion from 2kWh to 20kWh, meeting the needs of diversified energy storage application scenarios.
The product has passed 13 safety performance tests such as thermal runaway and acupuncture in CNAS laboratory, and has been certified by MA, TUV, UL, IEC China and international authoritative organizations.
Great Power
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 4000 |
| Size | 71.47*174.7*200.5 |
Great Power’s high energy conversion efficiency technology makes the battery reach the 0.5P energy efficiency over 95.5%.
Iron-lithium low temperature technology lets 20℃0.33C discharge energy more than 75%. The latest large-scale energy storage cell 320Ah has a single capacity more than 320Ah, a cycle life of 12,000 times, and high energy conversion efficiency.
TYCORUN ENERGY
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Max continuous discharge current | 280A |
| Energy density | 166Wh |
| Cycle life | 6000 |
| Size | 71*174*200 |
| Weight | 5.5Kg |
Lifepo4 lithium-ion battery is the Tycorun’s energy storage battery product. Various specifications of batteries, from 30ah to 280ah, can meet various energy storage needs. Secondly, the battery cell has a long cycle life, up to 6000 times.
The quality of the A-grade lithium-ion battery with high energy density, can support long-term stable discharge. Excellent temperature stability, the battery can work normally in the range of -20°C~+55°C.
100% pre-test before leaving the factory, the battery safety is guaranteed to the greatest extent. At the same time, the batteries have passed various certifications ISO9001, CCS, IEC62619, MSDS, RoHS, UN38.3 and UL.
At the same time, Tycorun’s energy storage cells can also be customized according to customer ODM and OED requirements.
Far East Battery
Nominal capacity | 305ah |
Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
Cycle life | 8000 |
Size | 71.8*174*207.2 |
In terms of energy storage battery material system selection, Far East Battery’s iron-lithium anode focuses on materials with stable structure, long cycle, and high and low temperature.
The cathode focuses on high-capacity, low-cost graphite, long cycle, and lithium-replenishing cathode.In the future, lithium-replenishing and Na-electric systems will be developed Applications. The application of new technologies can help lithium iron phosphate batteries break through from 60% DOD (depth of discharge) at 12,000 cycles to 80% DOD at 12,000 cycles.
By building a composite conductive network, optimizing the particle size of the anode and aluminum foil, Far East Battery has achieved a combination of high rate, high energy density and long cycle performance.
High Star
| Nominal capacity | 80ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 3000 |
| Size | 36*130*200 |
High Star energy storage system adopts self-developed lithium iron phosphate battery cell, which has the characteristics of high energy density, long cycle life, high safety and reliability, etc. Currently, it has 50Ah, 68Ah, 80Ah, 100Ah, 200Ah, 270Ah iron lithium battery products of various models .
The battery cell has a self-developed new cover plate, which is formed by laser welding, which is simple and safe. The square aluminum shell is stamped and formed, with high strength, which prevents the impact of external impact on the internal battery core, and is safe and reliable.
HIGEE
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Energy density | 160Wh |
| Cycle life | 8000 |
| Size | 71*173*205 |
| Weight | 5.4kg |
Higee’s new generation 375Ah large-capacity energy storage battery cell abandons the traditional battery structure design and adopts a unique laminated winding process to improve the battery’s conduction and heat conduction capacity.
Through intelligent lithium supplementation technology, the battery cycle life is effectively extended.Solve the problem of absolute consistency of capacity through weighing matching technology. 
The heat dissipation area of the 375Ah product has increased by 106%, no liquid cooling design is required, and the traditional forced air cooling can meet the use requirements.
The number of system parts has been reduced by 30%, the production efficiency has increased by 25%, and the volume utilization rate has increased by 16.5%. The container can accommodate up to 7MWh, and the overall total cost is expected to be reduced by 9%.
Dejin New Energy
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 4000 |
| Size | 71.5*173.6*204 |
| Weight | 5600g |
Dejin New Energy has developed 105Ah and 206Ah large-capacity, long-cycle life, and high-safety lithium iron phosphate square aluminum case large single cells with independent intellectual property rights. As a square battery, the aluminum material is selected for the shell, and the safety performance is still very guaranteed.
The nominal capacity of the CBA54173200-206Ah series is 206Ah, and the AC internal resistance is less than 0.3mΩ under the condition of 1KHZ and 50mA. The energy density of this series is above 164Wh/kg, which is currently the cell product with the highest energy density of Dejin New Energy. Its products have obtained UL, ISO, IATF and other relevant certifications.
Lishen
| Nominal capacity | 180ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Charge and discharge rate | 1CP |
| Size | 54*173*207mm |
The biggest feature of Lishen battery is the adoption of high-speed stacking process. The stacking speed of less than 0.25 seconds/piece should be the fastest in China at present.
Different from the usual square winding process, the biggest advantage of the square lamination is to further improve the 8% space utilization rate in the square aluminum shell, so that the energy density of the battery core can be further improved.
Under the square lamination process, the energy density of Lishen lithium iron phosphate prismatic battery cells is expected to reach 200Wh/kg.
Rept Battero
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 3000 |
| Energy density | 170Wh |
| Size | 71.47* 174.7*200.5 |
Rept Battero 280Ah battery cell has the characteristics of high energy efficiency and long life, with a cycle life of more than 10,000 times, and takes into account 0.5P/1P usage scenarios.
It can meet the application requirements of power, energy storage and ship fields at the same time.Rept Battero ‘s original SCL pole-changing lug die-cutting technology is about 2mm higher than the best counterparts in terms of height and space, effectively increasing the space in the battery case.
Top-mounted technology, Rept Battero adopts an integrated welding technology, which enables the internal structure of the battery to realize an integrated connection, reduces the original top space from 15mm to 8mm, and effectively improves the space utilization rate by more than 7% .
SHOTO
| Nominal capacity | 20-100ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Operating temperature-charging | 0°~55° |
| Operating temperature-discharging | -20°~55° |
| Weight | 5.6kg |
| Nominal charging rate | 448w |
SHOTO energy storage iron-lithium battery adopts 100~280Ah lithium iron phosphate battery cell, which has a long cycle life and remarkable battery rate performance.
The wide temperature range of battery supports its wide temperature applications from 0°C to 45°C. The battery system efficiency can reach up to 94%.Besides, supporting 1500V system, the AC side loss is reduced by 60%.Battery cycle times more than 8000 times. Deep cycle is designed for stable output capability.
Sionchem
| Nominal capacity | 280ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Cycle life | 8000 |
| Standard charge rate | 0.5C |
| Max sustainable charge rate | 1C |
| Size | 71.5* 173.9*204.7 |
Sinochem’s lithium battery cells use the latest high-capacity ternary materials, as well as high-strength, high-safety coating technology separators to ensure safety. At the same time, lithium batteries have high energy density, basically greater than 250wh/kg.
High power performance can meet high rate continuous discharge. The battery also has super environmental adaptability, and can be used normally in the range of -30°~60°. The batteries have passed various overcharge and over-discharge testing certifications.
Zhitai
| Nominal capacity | 105ah |
| Nominal voltage | 3.2V |
| Current of charge/discharge | 0.5C/0.5C |
| Charge temperature | 0°~55° |
| Discharge temperature | -20°~55° |
Zhitai pouch battery has high energy density. The use of lamination technology, the battery is suitable for fast charging and discharging. The multi-pole structure endows the battery with stronger over-current capability and greater reliability.
The exclusive long cycle technology makes the cell cycle life long. The use of high-stability lithium salt and anti-oxidation additives increases the stability of the battery under high voltage. Battery separator and heat-resistant coating ensure the safety of the battery.
