動力電池實際上就是為交通運輸工具提供動力來源的一種電源。為電動汽車提供驅動動力的電池被稱為動力電池，包括傳統的鉛酸電池、鎳氫電池以及新興的鋰離子動力電鋰電池，分為功率型動力電池（混合動力汽車）以及能量型動力電池（純電動汽車）；手機、筆記本電腦等消費電子產品使用的鋰電池一般統稱為普通鋰電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池，以(yi)區別于電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)汽車(che)用的(de)(de)動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池。動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池即為工(gong)具提供動(dong)力來源(yuan)的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)源(yuan)，多指為電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)汽車(che)、電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)列車(che)、電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)自行車(che)、高爾夫球(qiu)車(che)提供動(dong)力的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)池。

一、性質不同

動(dong)力電(dian)池是(shi)指為(wei)交通運輸(shu)工(gong)具提供動(dong)力的電(dian)池，一(yi)般是(shi)相(xiang)對于為(wei)便(bian)攜式電(dian)子設備提供能量的電(dian)池而言(yan)；而普(pu)通電(dian)池是(shi)一(yi)種以鋰(li)(li)金屬或鋰(li)(li)合(he)金為(wei)負(fu)極(ji)材料，使用非(fei)水(shui)電(dian)解質溶液(ye)的一(yi)次電(dian)池，與可充電(dian)電(dian)池鋰(li)(li)離子跟鋰(li)(li)離子聚合(he)物電(dian)池是(shi)不一(yi)樣的。

二、電池容量不同

在都是新電(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)情況(kuang)下，用放電(dian)(dian)儀測試電(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)容量(liang)，一般動力電(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)容量(liang)在1000-1500mAh左右；而(er)普通電(dian)(dian)池(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)容量(liang)在2000mAh以上，有(you)的(de)(de)能到3400mAh。

三、放電功率不同

一顆4200mAh的動力電(dian)(dian)池(chi)可以在短短幾分鐘內將電(dian)(dian)量放(fang)光，但是普(pu)(pu)通(tong)電(dian)(dian)池(chi)完全做(zuo)不(bu)到，因此普(pu)(pu)通(tong)電(dian)(dian)池(chi)的放(fang)電(dian)(dian)能力完全無法與動力電(dian)(dian)池(chi)相(xiang)比(bi)(bi)。動力電(dian)(dian)池(chi)與普(pu)(pu)通(tong)電(dian)(dian)池(chi)最大的差別，在于(yu)其放(fang)電(dian)(dian)功率大，比(bi)(bi)能量高(gao)。由于(yu)動力型電(dian)(dian)池(chi)主要用(yong)途為車(che)用(yong)能源供給(gei)，所以相(xiang)較于(yu)普(pu)(pu)通(tong)電(dian)(dian)池(chi)要有更高(gao)的放(fang)電(dian)(dian)功率。

四、應用不同

為電動汽車提供驅動動力的電池被稱為動力電池，包括傳統的鉛酸電池、鎳氫電池以及新興的鋰(li)(li)離子動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)鋰(li)(li)電(dian)(dian)(dian)池，分(fen)為功率型動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)池（混合動(dong)力汽(qi)(qi)車）以及能量型動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)池（純(chun)電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)汽(qi)(qi)車）；手(shou)機、筆記(ji)本電(dian)(dian)(dian)腦(nao)等消費電(dian)(dian)(dian)子產品使用(yong)的鋰(li)(li)電(dian)(dian)(dian)池一般統稱為鋰(li)(li)電(dian)(dian)(dian)池，以區(qu)別(bie)于電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)汽(qi)(qi)車用(yong)的動(dong)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)池。