French firm Saft has secured a deal to supply five million lithium cells to Asian utility OEMS.
Under the contract will see the company’s Eternacell branded cells provided to electricity metering OEMs in China, India and Taiwan.
Saft’s Zhuhai China facility will manufacturer the cells and feature the company’s lithium-thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl2) chemistry.
The Eternacell ER 14250 cells, are a 1/2AA format and offer a nominal voltage of 3.6V with a nominal capacity of 1.2Ah.
The cells have a wide operating temperature covering outdoor condition, with a self discharge of less than one percent per year (at +20°C).