Amabhethri e-lithium ngokuvamile asebenzisa i-lithium noma izinhlanganisela zayo njengempahla ye-electrode yesiphepho. Mayelana nama-electrolyte, amabhethri e-lithium ngokuvamile asebenzisa ama-electrolyte angenawo amanzi, okungukuthi, ama-electrolyte aqinile. Njengamanje, ama-electrolyte ebhethri ye-lithium avamile emakethe ikakhulukazi ama-graphite.
Uma kuqhathaniswa namabhethri e-lead-acid, amabhethri e-lithium abonisa ukuphakama okukhulu ekusebenzeni. Okokuqala, ukuminyana kwamandla amabhethri e-lithium kuphezulu kakhulu. Amabhethri e-lithium athuthuke kakhulu angafinyelela izikhathi ezingu-6-7 ukuminyana kwamandla amabhethri e-lead-acid, okwenza amabhethri e-lithium aphatheke kalula futhi aqine kakhulu kunamabhethri e-lead-acid.
Okwesibili, ngenxa yokuzinza okuphezulu kwesakhiwo sebhethri ye-lithium, ayijwayele ukugqwala izingxenye nezingxenye, futhi ukusetshenziswa kwe-ion yangaphakathi kwebhethri kuhamba kancane, okubangela ukuthi impilo yesevisi yebhethri ye-lithium ibe yinde kune lokho kwebhethri le-asidi yomthofu. Ngokuphawulekayo, impilo yamanje yamabhethri e-lithium emakethe ingafinyelela eminyakeni engu-5-6.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhethri e-lithium anezidingo eziqinile kancane ngendawo asetshenziswa kuyo. Ngenxa yesakhiwo esizinzile, amabhethri e-lithium angaba nokusebenza okuncane ezimweni ezisezingeni eliphezulu neziphansi. Ukusebenza kwabo akunqunyelwe izinguquko ezitheni ezingeni lokushisa njengamabhethri e-lead-acid.
Okokugcina, amabhethri e-lithium anobungani bemvelo kunamanye amabhethri futhi ngeke aqukathe izinto eziyingozi njengomthofu, i-nickel, ne-cadmium. Ukushintshwa kwamanye amabhethri kuyasiza ekuvikelweni kwemvelo.
