Batteries glossary

Cell voltage

Also called nominal voltage, open-circuit voltage, OCV

The electrical potential difference between a cell's electrodes, set mainly by its chemistry. Nominal lithium-ion voltages are ≈3.2 V for LFP and ≈3.6–3.7 V for NMC; sodium-ion cells sit near 3 V.

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