Bob Richard, Vice President, Regulatory Compliance • Labelmaster
Has your company seen all the headlines about shipping lithium ion batteries by air? How are you supposed to keep up with what’s compliant and what is not? Here’s a concise overview on the lithium ion battery air transport regulations that will be effective this April 1, 2016, along with a preview of what might be expected later in 2016. Read more about The Brave, New World for Shipping Lithium Ion Batteries by Air …
Chris Mangum, CEO and Chairman • Servato
Marching towards the world is the Internet of Things (IoT), the technological trend of connecting everything to the Internet. It seems every industry is busily preparing for the rush of updated products and services that will capitalize on IoT. This puts growing pressure and expectations on telecommunications companies, the companies that provide the connectivity that will actually enable an IoT future. The Internet of Things will only be as useful as networks are expansive, fast and reliable. Read more about Top Four Considerations for Battery Management in a Connected World …
Brian Hanking, CTO • Canara
Data centers are the hard drives of the Internet. In fact, Wikibon asserts them as “the center of modern software technology, serving a critical role in the expanding capabilities for enterprises.” Despite their importance, they are still victim of unplanned downtime, the majority of which can be attributed to battery failure of some kind. According to the Ponemon Institute, 91 percent of data centers have experienced an unplanned outage in the past 24 months, the cost of which rose from $5.6K a minute in 2010 to $7.9K a minute in 2013. Today, in 2016, the cost is thought to have doubled with the mounting demands on data centers and their ever-expanding reach through cloud and virtual technologies. As organizations increasingly rely on data centers to support their business operations, and those critical facilities rely on battery rooms and backup power infrastructure, the data center industry must change its mindset from reactively responding to downtime to proactively preventing it. Read more about Decades of Data: Using Analytics to Predict the Future …
Peter Panfil, Vice President, Global Power • Emerson Network Power
One of the most widely discussed issues throughout the world today is the rapidly increasing demand for energy within the computing industry. This is fueling interest in energy efficiency solutions worldwide. Many organizations are looking at their data center’s UPS systems to optimize efficiency while protecting availability and maintaining flexibility to quickly meet growing demands. Read more about Reducing TCO with the Right UPS Architecture and Operating Mode …
Anton Beck, Battery Product Manager • Epec Engineered Technologies
Customers are often unfamiliar with battery regulatory requirements which can lead to complications during the design of plastic enclosures. Understanding some of the design and management elements will help avoid production process complications. With any enclosure, the most important aspect is that the enclosure must be able to support the battery itself. It must also pass rigorous tests, especially when associated with transportation safety certifications. Read more about Designing and Managing Custom Battery Pack Plastic Enclosures …
Joshua Su, Sr. Engineering Manager • HZO
In recent years, lithium ion polymer cells in pouch format have found increasing use in portable consumer electronics. They are commonly being referred to as lithium polymer cells (hereafter referred as Li-Poly), although these cells are not of the true polymer types1,2. Compared to conventional batteries such as nickel cadmium systems, Li-Poly cell designs provide the highest specific energy (>220 Wh/kg) and energy density (>450 Wh/L) of all commercially available designs3. From a safety and fire protection standpoint, a high energy density coupled with a flammable organic, rather than aqueous, electrolyte has created a number of new challenges with regard to the design, storage and handling of batteries containing lithium ion cells. Read more about Assessment of Performance and Safety on Lithium Ion Pouch Battery Under Various Test Conditions …
Robert Magyar • VARTA Storage GmbH
In the last several years, there has been tremendous media attention surrounding the potential for battery storage to play a significantly larger role within the public electricity grids both at the utility level and within the market-side ownership of Distributed Energy Resources. Much like 10 to 12 years ago, when the photovoltaic (PV) solar market was beginning to mainstream, today’s view of the battery storage market often appears complex and confusing. While some see battery storage as the complete answer to the intermittent power production of PV solar energy, others see the technology as costly and difficult to maintain. As in all technologies, the answer is not within the technology itself, but the business model applications and government regulations which will ultimately determine how far ”the great battery storage revolution” will go. Read more about The Changing Landscape of Battery Storage …
