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Panasonic NCR18650-BD

Mid-range 18650 cell from Panasonic. 3180mAh capacity with 10A continuous discharge. Extremely common in budget pre-assembled e-bike packs due to its balanced capacity-to-discharge ratio and lower cost compared to the NCR18650B. If you open a cheap AliExpress or Amazon e-bike battery, there's a good chance you'll find these inside.

In brief: 18650 NCA battery cell. 3200mAh capacity. 6A continuous discharge. From $6.

Specifications

Cell Specs

Form Factor
18650
Chemistry
NCA
Capacity
3200mAh
Continuous Discharge
6.00A

Physical

Weight
47 g
Dimensions (L×W×H)
65mm × 18mm × 18mm

Resources

Official Batemo Page

Manufacturer Page<p>Get everything you need for the lithium-ion battery cell Panasonic NCR18650-BD: Extensive measurement data in the total operation regime, a high-precision, physical battery model with global validity, and a teardown report that contains all details about materials and microstructures.</p> <table> <colgroup> <col width="50%"> <col width="50%"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cell Origin</td> <td style="text-align:right">purchased on free market</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cell Format</td> <td style="text-align:right">18650</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dimen­sions</td> <td style="text-align:right">18.3 x 65.2&nbsp;mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Weight</td> <td style="text-align:right">47.0 g</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Capacity<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc2f92" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc2f92" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc2f92" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The nominal capacity origi­nates from the manufac­tur­er’s data sheet, if avail­able. When the data sheet is unavail­able, the nominal capacity is estimated. Batemo measured the C/10 capacity by discharging the cell at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C from 100% with a constant current of 0.32A (0.1C) until reaching the voltage of 2.5V. The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convection.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">nominal</span>&nbsp;3.18 Ah<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">C/10</span>&nbsp;3.04 Ah</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Current<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc3001" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc3001" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc3001" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> All quanti­ties are measure­ment results from the Batemo battery labora­tory.<br> The contin­uous current is the highest current that completely discharges the cell without overheating it. There­fore, the cell is discharged from 100% state of charge (SOC) at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until a residual state of charge of 10% and either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or 90% of the maximum surface temper­a­ture (54°C) is reached.<br> The peak current is the current that the cell can supply for 5 minutes. The cell is there­fore discharged from 100% SOC at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until it reaches either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or the maximum surface temper­a­ture of 60°C after 5 minutes. For cells that reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture, the measured current is taken directly as the peak current. For cells that do not reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture after 5 minutes because they reach the lower voltage limit first, the measured current is multi­plied by a correc­tion factor that estimates the current that would have heated the cell to the maximum surface temper­a­ture within 5 minutes.<br> The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convec­tion. These operating conditions may be outside the cell manufacturer’s specification.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">contin­uous</span>&nbsp;5.75 A<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">peak</span>&nbsp;13.3 A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc304c" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc304c" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc304c" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> Batemo measured the C/10 energy by discharging the cell at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C from 100% with a constant current of 0.32A (0.1C) until reaching the voltage of 2.5V. The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convection.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">C/10</span>&nbsp;11.1 Wh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Power<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc308f" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc308f" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc308f" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> All quanti­ties are measure­ment results from the Batemo battery labora­tory.<br> The contin­uous power is the highest power that completely discharges the cell without overheating it. There­fore, the cell is discharged from 100% state of charge (SOC) at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until a residual state of charge of 10% and either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or 90% of the maximum surface temper­a­ture ( 54°C) is reached.<br> The peak power is the power the cell can supply for 5 minutes. The cell is there­fore discharged from 100% SOC at an ambient temper­a­ture of 25°C with a constant current until it reaches either the lower voltage limit of 2.5V or the maximum surface temper­a­ture of 60°C after 5 minutes. For cells that reach the maximum temper­a­ture limit, the measured power is directly taken as peak power. For cells that do not reach the maximum surface temper­a­ture after 5 minutes because they reach the lower voltage limit first, the measured power is multi­plied by a correc­tion factor that estimates the power that would have heated the cell to the maximum surface temper­a­ture within 5 minutes.<br> The thermal boundary condi­tion is free convec­tion. These operating conditions may be outside the cell manufacturer’s specification.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">contin­uous</span>&nbsp;19.4 W<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">peak</span>&nbsp;46.0 W</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy Density<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc30ce" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc30ce" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc30ce" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The energy densi­ties result from the C/10 energy, the cell weight and the cell volume.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">gravi­metric</span>&nbsp;237 Wh/kg<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">volumetric</span>&nbsp;648 Wh/l</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Power Density<br> <span class="collapseomatic noarrow" id="id699f68bbc310e" tabindex="0" alt="definition" title="definition">defin­i­tion</span><span id="swap-id699f68bbc310e" alt="'close'" class="colomat-swap" style="display:none;">close</span><div id="target-id699f68bbc310e" class="collapseomatic_content collapsible_orange"> The power densi­ties result from the peak power, the cell weight and the cell volume.<br> </div></td> <td style="text-align:right"> <span style="font-size: 10px">gravi­metric</span>&nbsp;978 W/kg<br> <span style="font-size: 10px">volumetric</span>&nbsp;2.67 kW/l</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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