Lithium-ion batteries are the most common type of battery used in modern mobile devices, including laptops and tablets. These batteries charge quickly, discharge evenly and have a high energy density that allows for small cell sizes in batteries.
Knowing a little more about lithium-ion batteries can help maximize your battery life and the overall life of the battery in your device:
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The capacity of lithium-ion cells decreases after the battery is charged and then discharged a certain number of times. This means you will need to charge your battery more often and the total battery capacity may be lower.
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When using your device, ensure that the battery is regularly discharged to below 50%. This will help reduce battery cell deterioration.
Lower battery capacity
When the battery capacity is lower, the battery can no longer charge as much as when it was newer. Therefore, the battery life may be shorter and you will need to charge the battery more often.
Maximize battery health
Like all batteries, lithium-ion cells age and deteriorate over time and use. To extend battery life and performance, try keeping the battery level between 20% and 80% several times a week, rather than using your device for only a short time and then plugging it in to charge the battery. load. If your device supports Smart Charging, enable it to ensure your device stays charged to the recommended battery level even if you leave your device plugged in.
When using your battery, you should avoid a number of conditions as they can cause the battery to deteriorate and age more quickly:
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Do not attempt to use or charge your device in high temperatures.Extremely high temperatures can cause lithium-ion batteries to deteriorate more quickly, which can permanently reduce battery capacity.
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Store your device with the battery less than 50% charged, but not fully discharged.Batteries that have been charged more fully and then stored may lose capacity more quickly. If you need to store your device for an extended period of time, it is best to ensure that the battery level is below 50%, but not fully discharged, before storing your device.
When a battery is severely damaged, the battery life may be very short, or the lithium-ion cells may expand. When a battery expands due to wear, it is usually caused by the formation of non-flammable carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. If your device's battery has visibly emerged from the mechanical housing, we recommend that you discontinue use of the device. You should handle the device with care so as not to apply pressure to or puncture the battery cell.
Get a detailed battery report in Windows 11
If you want more technical information about your battery usage and estimated capacity, you can use the Powerfg command-line option built into Windows 11 to generate a battery report.
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to electSearchtype on the taskbarCommandoprompt, press and hold (or right-click)Commandopromptand then selectRun as administrator>In.
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At the command prompt, typepowercfg /batterirapportand then pressEnter.
The battery report is an HTML file saved in a folder on your PC. The file location will be displayed in the Command Prompt window.
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Open File Explorer, navigate to the folder where the report is saved, and then double-click the battery report (HTML file) to open it in your web browser.
You can get a lot of detailed information about your battery consumption and capacity. Some specific sections you may want to check out to get started include:Installed battery,Recent use, InBattery consumption.
