Category: Markets
Safety and Preventing Thermal Run Away in Large Li-Ion Batteries
David White, Senior Member Technical Staff, Leon Adams, Sales/Marketing Manager, SouthWest Electronic Energy Group
Due to time and safety precautions built into vehicles, industry and consumers have grown comfortable with the safety risk associated with gasoline engines, even though gasoline presents a high energy safety risk. However, electric vehicles powered by Li-Ion battery packs are newer and not so well understood. This article will discuss the safety advancements that should be built into Li-Ion battery packs. Read more about Safety and Preventing Thermal Run Away in Large Li-Ion Batteries …
Efficient Power Protection Means Less Cost, Not Less Reliability
Pedro Robredo, Three-Phase UPS Product Line Manager, Eaton Corp.
With companies relying on IT more than ever, data center capacity requirements are steadily rising. Unfortunately, so are the costs associated with data center building and operations. Read more about Efficient Power Protection Means Less Cost, Not Less Reliability …
The Challenges of Manufacturing Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Electric Vehicle Industry
Stuart Paterson, Doug Withers, Rebecca Trengove, Axeon
Over the last few years lithium-ion has become the battery chemistry of choice for the new generation of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. However, manufacturing such high power batteries is considerably more complex than that of smaller packs. This article seeks to outline some of the challenges that we believe face the industry, based on our experience both as a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries and having managed the manufacture and complete system integration of batteries for several customers to their design. Read more about The Challenges of Manufacturing Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Electric Vehicle Industry …
Nickel Zinc’s Powerful Future in Stationary Storage
Richard Brody, Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Marketing, PowerGenix
When Thomas Edison patented the first Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery in 1901, the electrical grid was still in its infancy. Now, 110 years and 32 patents later, NiZn is a mature technology ready to serve critical functions within a rapidly developing smart grid. This diversity of applications can be divided roughly according to the side of the meter on which they fall: the utility side or power consumer side. Read more about Nickel Zinc’s Powerful Future in Stationary Storage …
