What is the difference between 18650 lithium battery energy storage type and power type.

What is the difference between 18650 lithium battery energy storage type and power type.

18650 lithium battery is a standard parameter in the current new energy lithium battery market, which can be connected in series and parallel to produce many stationary battery packs for application in different industries. Generally speaking, 18650 lithium batteries are divided into two categories: energy storage batteries and power batteries. So, how to distinguish which 18650 lithium battery is a power battery and which is an energy storage battery?

18650 energy storage battery
Firstly, the application scope varies:
The 18650 energy storage battery, as its name suggests, is mainly used to store energy, so its basic application range is: digital, such as computers, record players, lighting equipment, portable power banks, flashlights, etc,

As the name suggests, the 18650 power battery needs to provide sufficient power in a short period of time, so its basic application range is powerful, such as electric vehicles, electric vehicles, power tools, electric balance vehicles, etc.

18650 power battery
Secondly, the discharge rate varies:
18650 energy storage batteries have actual standard capacity. Taking 2000mAh as an example, when the power supply current is 2A, it can provide power for 1 hour, and when the power supply current is 1A, it can provide continuous power for 2 hours. So, can it provide continuous power for 0.5 hours when it supplies 4A? The answer is definitely no. Energy storage batteries cannot provide more than their standard capacity.
The 18650 power type battery can have an instantaneous discharge capacity, and with a discharge rate of 2000mAH5c, it can achieve an instantaneous current of 10A, which energy storage batteries cannot achieve.