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Optimizing Battery Lifetime under Fast Charging Conditions through Machine Learning and Experimental Design

Benjamin Ross March 3, 2020

BATTERY POWER NEWS | High-throughput and accelerated aging tests have been used to try to tackle the numerous variables and long experimental times in battery…

Modeling Goes A Long Way To Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Failure

Benjamin Ross October 18, 2019

BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | With the emergence of new modeling technologies, researchers have been looking for unique ways to establish the safe and reliable handling…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries

Benjamin Ross October 9, 2019

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry to three scientists — John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino — for…

Tesla May Soon Have a Battery That Can Last a Million Miles

Benjamin Ross September 23, 2019

BATTERY POWER BRIEF | Elon Musk promised Tesla would soon have a million-mile battery, more than double what drivers can expect today. A new paper…

Thermal Runaway: Understanding the Fundamentals to Ensure Safer Batteries

Benjamin Ross September 19, 2019

BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | Lithium-ion battery thermal runaway occurs when a cell, or area within the cell, achieves elevated temperatures due to thermal failure, mechanical…

Three Considerations When Evaluating Motive Power Solutions

Benjamin Ross July 23, 2019

BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | The choice for motive energy battery solutions usually narrows down to two: lead-acid or lithium-ion. Both provide the energy that makes…