New Lithium Titanate Oxide Battery Is So Safe You Can Stab It – And It Might Outlast Your Product

Reliable Energy Delivery for Demanding Designs

Unlike traditional lithium-ion cells, Nichicon’s LTO batteries thrive in environments where reliability is non-negotiable. Thanks to their extremely low internal resistance (ESR), these batteries can provide high peak currents without thermal issues. That means they’re ideal for applications that demand brief but powerful surges of energy—think IoT devices sending burst transmissions or edge sensors waking for rapid data logging.

And because LTOs can be charged and discharged at aggressive rates without performance loss or heat damage, the traditional concerns around battery degradation or thermal runaway are virtually eliminated.

Simpler Charging, Smarter Integration

Design engineers often face the challenge of creating safe, efficient battery management systems—especially when working with volatile chemistries like Li-ion. Nichicon’s LTO batteries simplify this challenge. Unlike Li-ion chemistries that require constant current/constant voltage (CC/CV) charging profiles and delicate management, LTOs are more forgiving. Their robust chemistry means you don’t need elaborate control ICs or worry about overheating during fast charge cycles.

This makes LTO batteries an appealing drop-in solution for applications requiring simple integration, especially in resource-constrained or space-limited designs.

Perfect for Energy Harvesting and Pulse Power

One of the standout use cases for Nichicon’s LTO technology is in energy harvesting. Whether it’s solar trickle charge, vibration-based scavenging, or ambient RF energy, this chemistry is perfectly suited to “sip” energy from the environment over time, then release it in a powerful pulse when needed.

If your device is asleep most of the time but needs to wake and transmit a burst of data via Bluetooth or a satellite modem, an LTO cell bridges the power gap. It protects your primary battery and ensures long-term reliability even in remote or harsh field conditions.

The Future of Resilient Portable Power?

Nichicon’s LTO batteries might not have the same energy density as the latest Li-ion chemistries, but what they lack in capacity, they make up for in predictability, performance, and safety. And in many embedded designs, it’s not about how much energy you can store—it’s about how reliably you can use it.

If you’re building the next generation of wireless, remote, or edge devices and want peace of mind, it might be time to consider giving your primary battery a supercap-style sidekick.