Category: Testing, Monitoring & Safety
Making Lithium-Ion Abuse Tests Meaningful
E.J. Spek, Chief Engineer, TÜV SÜD Canada, Inc.
Customers of car companies have come to expect vehicles that are considered safe, according to a catalog of standards. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles are and will be subject to the same expectations. Read more about Making Lithium-Ion Abuse Tests Meaningful …
Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns Of a Changing World
Rich Byczek, Technical Lead for Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage, Intertek
People depend on batteries for a number of reasons. Pacemakers and defibrillators, for instance, work inside the body to keep the heart pumping. Mobile handset batteries power communication, facilitating a global marketplace and a fast-paced economy. Read more about Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns Of a Changing World …
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 …
The Evolution of Battery Monitoring: Impedance, Resistance, Conductance or Ohmic Value
David Brown, CEO and CTO, NDSL
As many electrical engineering graduates will recall, a lead acid battery is an analog device that is often represented in electrical circuits by resistors, capacitors and inductors. However, the actual behavior and performance of the battery is more complicated and can be misrepresented by such primitive descriptions. Read more about The Evolution of Battery Monitoring: Impedance, Resistance, Conductance or Ohmic Value …
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 …
