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There are inherent safety risks associated with inactive lithium ion batteries leading to greater restrictions and regulations on shipping and inactive storage. Near zero volt storage under fixed load of all cells in a lithium ion battery is a promising approach to reduce or mitigate these safety risks in a highly controllable manner.
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