Elecom’s na plus sodium-ion nA plus sodium-ion bank uses safer and more sustainable sodium-ion battery technology
Elecom has the accessories manufacturer has announced what he claims to be The first food bank ready for the consumer who uses a sodium-ion battery instead of a lithium-ion, as spotted by Notebook. In addition to being more environmentally friendly To manufacture, the NA more than 9,000 mAh can be used at extreme temperatures with less risk of overheating, and A – Elecom allegations – a lifespan of almost 5,000 charges. Even if you recharge it every day, after 13 years, it should always provide energy.
Sodium-ion battery technology is new compared to lithium-ion technology, and production capacities have not reached the level of lithium-ion batteries. Thus, although a little hunting for agreements can provide you with a basic power bank of 10,000mah to lithium-ion Companies like Anker for less than $ 20THE Na made his debut in Japan (in black and light gray color options) for 9,980 yen, about $ 67. Elecom has not yet announced a broader deployment.
The output power is maximum at 45W via a single USB-C port, or 18W via the USB-A ISB-A Port of Na Plus. A series of LEDs can be used to determine the remaining power level of the food bank, and it takes approximately two hours to load it entirely.
Regarding performance, the NA Plus is certainly not the most capable portable charger you can buy. What is inside is what is the most exciting. Although lithium-ion technology has dominated batteries since the early 90s, lithium is not an unlimited resource, and mining (as well as other metals used in batteries such as cobalt and nickel) involves processes with high energy intensity that can pollute local ecosystems.
Sodium -ion batteries – as the name can suggest – operate in a similar way to those lithium -ion, but with sodium instead of lithium. Sodium is more abundantly available and much easier to produce. Sodium-ion batteries are also safer to use. Elecom says that the NA Plus can operate at temperatures ranging from approximately -30 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit and is less at risk of fire caused by overheating and thermal stir.
The price of this technology could drop in the future as the supply chain is developing and production increases. But doing these things will probably not solve this other drawback: the sodium-ion batteries are simply larger all around. These batteries have lower energy density compared to lithium batteries, which means that they must be larger and heavier to store an equivalent amount of energy. Example: This 10,000 mAh of anker lithium battery weighs approximately 213 grams, while the NA more than 9,000 mAh is 350 grams and much larger.
Sodium-ion batteries can be better suited to applications where size is not the main concern, such as storage systems for renewable energy sources, emergency supplies or food vehicles such as cargo ships. NA plus can be bulky and expensive, but it is always exciting to see this technology finally reaching consumers.
