Category: Markets
Solar Cell Battery Charging: Maximizing Performance and Safety Considerations
Michael Day and Javed Casey, Power Management Group, Texas Instruments
Solar cells are a very popular solution for providing cheap, green energy. They are useful in applications where standard AC line power is not available, or where the power grid is intermittent and unreliable in rural areas such as parts of India and other developing nations. A typical system might be designed to use a solar cell for charging a battery during daylight hours, and then allow the battery to power the end application such as a solar-powered lantern during the night or under cloudy conditions. Read more about Solar Cell Battery Charging: Maximizing Performance and Safety Considerations …
Lithium-Ion and Regulations: Updating from a Storm Watch to a Storm Warning
Dr. Kerry Lanza, Palladium Energy
“Ladies and gentlemen, before takeoff, please stow your tray tables and put your seatbacks in their full upright and locked position. For your safety, please hand over your cell phones, laptops, MP3 players, cameras, DVD players and anything else with a lithium-ion battery in it.” Lithium-ion batteries, the rechargeable energy source that has made our modern, on-the-go life possible, are under scrutiny. This time from the airline industry. Read more about Lithium-Ion and Regulations: Updating from a Storm Watch to a Storm Warning …
Safety and Protection for Advanced Lithium Batteries
Marko Dimitrijevic, Applications Engineer, International Components Corp.
Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries have increasingly become the enabler of modern portable technology products ranging from laptop computers, communications handsets and medical equipment. Contemporary Li-Ion cells offer energy densities that are significantly higher than legacy battery chemistries such as nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMh) and lead acid (LA). Read more about Safety and Protection for Advanced Lithium Batteries …
Despite Advances in Portable Electronics, a Device is Only as Reliable as the Connector that Holds the Battery
Larry Nembhard, Chief Engineer, Keystone Electronics Corp.
The future of batteries, like that of so many of the products they power, is clearly toward smaller, lighter and more powerful models. Developing concurrently with these new battery designs are battery connectors. As battery connection devices evolve, they have to meet a number of challenges including rapid growth of designs, rugged construction, high-density packaging, manufacturing costs and environmental concerns. Read more about Despite Advances in Portable Electronics, a Device is Only as Reliable as the Connector that Holds the Battery …
