You may need to know the watt hour (Wh) rating of a lithium battery to determine how it should be shipped or to ensure you conform to regulations regarding air travel with lithium batteries. This applies to lithium metal batteries (disposable) and lithium ion batteries (rechargeable).
Multiply the battery capacity in amp-hours (Ah) by the battery voltage to calculate watt hours (Wh). Formula: Battery capacity Watt-hours = Battery capacity Ah × Battery voltage Let's say you have a 12v 200ah lithium battery. Here's a chart about different capacity (Ah) lithium batteries into watt hours @ 12v, 24, and 48v.
Quick example of why knowing watt-hours (Wh) is useful: A 100Ah 12V lithium battery has a 1,200 Wh capacity. That means that it can run: A 1,200 watt appliance for 1 hour. A 1 watt appliance for 1,200 hours. A 100 watt appliance for 12 hours, and so on. You get the point. Inner structure of a 100Ah lithium battery.
Lithium batteries can be discharged at 1C (for example, 100 amps for a 100Ah battery). Discharging your battery at a higher rate than what is recommended will increase the heat in battery cells. As a result, your battery will drain quickly. For instant, if you're running a 100A load on a 100Ah battery, it will last 35-40 minutes instead of 1 hour.
You can now calculate as – 4.4Ah x 11.1 volts = 48.8Wh If you need it our Lithium battery watt hour calculator will work out your results for you. See also: Was this article helpful?
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You just input the battery capacity that''s written on your battery (in Ah) and the calculated amp draw (load current), and the calculator will tell you how many hours the battery will last. Let''s start with the basics: How to get from watts to …