Bob Richard, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Labelmaster
There have been a number of recent news media accounts related to the transport of lithium batteries aboard aircraft. While the air transport of lithium cells and batteries is fundamentally safe, there have been occurrences that should raise concern. Read more about Lithium Battery Shipments Face Challenges as Regulators and Airlines Impose Additional Restrictions …
Isidor Buchmann, CEO & Founder
Cadex Electronics Inc.
A good charger provides the base for well-performing and durable batteries. In a price-competitive market chargers often receive low priority. The battery and charger must go together like horse and carriage, and this is not always the case. Engineers are often not fully aware of the complex power requirement of a portable device and the need to charge under adverse conditions. Read more about What Everyone Should Know About Battery Chargers …
Sam Jaffe, Navigant Research
Rechargeable lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries were first developed as a commercial product by Sony in 1991, to solve a specific problem with the company’s video cameras. The typical video camera of the time had evolved from a professional beast that sat on the videographer’s shoulder to something that could fit into the palm of the hand, but the nickel cadmium batteries that were available were so large that the devices had an unsightly and hard-to-hold bulge thanks to the bulky battery pack. Read more about The Lithium Ion Inflection Point …
Del Williams, Technical Writer
With the federal government nearly doubling car and light-duty truck fuel economy standards to the equivalent of 54.5 MPG by 2025, electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle technology is set to play a vital role, if lingering battery life and overheating issues can be resolved. Read more about Fulfilling the Automotive Promise of EV and Hybrid Battery Technology …
SmartPower Systems
A serious threat is putting many surveillance and access control systems at risk. But this threat doesn’t come from viruses, cyber criminals or stealth intruders. Instead, it comes from the wall socket where small power fluctuations can take high definition cameras, surveillance equipment, access controls systems and other security equipment temporarily offline and even create gaps in digital recordings. Read more about Resolving the Hidden Vulnerability in Security Systems …
Mikael Cugnet
French Atomic and Alernative Energy Commission (CEA)
Whether in cell phones, hybrid/electric vehicles or airplanes, batteries have become virtually indispensable to modern life. Traditional means of evaluating battery performance with advanced chemistries such as lithium-ion don’t provide sufficient information to allow researchers to better optimize them. Thus, they are turning to simulation software to get a deeper understanding of what is going on inside the cells, information they can use in the design of batteries that are more reliable and safe. Read more about Highly Accurate Li-Ion Battery Simulation …
Andrew A.Yang
Corr Instruments, LLC
Utilizing the difference in salt concentration of rivers and seas for green energy production has been the subject of many studies since the 1970s.[1] Pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) is one of the methods utilized for harvesting this type of energy and relies on the use of ion-exchange membranes.[2] Another method is an electrochemical concentration cell, which relies on differing salt concentrations.[3,4] Solar evaporation has been used to maintain the concentration difference in some concentration cells.[5] Read more about A Novel Single-Compartment Concentration Cell Driven by Natural Evaporation for Green Energy Harvesting …
