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Are lithium batteries poorly suited for partial state of charge (PSOC)?
Last Updated 3 years ago
No! Drawing power from a lithium battery does not produce any harmful or undesirable by-products. Charging and recharging simply moves lithium ions from one side of a membrane to the other.
Lithium batteries also reach their peak performance when they spend their life in a partial state of charge. The ideal maximum charge for a lithium-ion battery is about 80-90%.
This is much more practical in terms of the time and amperage needed to recharge your battery, and it gives you a margin of error for when things don't go as planned.