Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) debuted a AA nickel-metal hydride battery, the Metal Hydride 1700 Series. Matsushita claims the new battery has the industry's highest capacity, with a large electric current for the same price as its existing models. A set of four 1700 Series batteries is priced at 1,940 yen, and a set […]
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) announced plans to launch a manganese dioxide, lithium-ion primary battery, the CR-V3, for high-powered devices such as...
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced its new BCM family of wide-range battery chargers for NiMH and NiCd topologies. The BCM Series includes...
Matsushita Electric Ind. Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced the BR2450A, a high-capacity, high-durability, polycarbon monofluoride, coin-cell lithium battery. The BR2450A is especially optimized for tire air-pressure-sensor devices. It can also be employed as a memory backup-power supply for vehicle-mounted electronic devices. Matsushita reports that the BR2450A has leakage resistance three times better than its previous products. […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced the expansion of its Ultralife Polymer brand of rechargeable batteries to a total of 14 different...
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) has launched an addition to its line of Phoenix batteries that is claimed to increase performance up to...
GNB Industrial Power (Lombard, IL) announced a new, actively cooled, 48V, sealed lift-truck battery, the Champion battery. The Champion battery is used...
H Power (Clifton, NJ) has developed the PowerPEM PS500, a 500W fuel cell supply intended for primary or backup power in telecommunications...
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced the development of a new, prismatic, lithium-ion battery. Production of the CGA533048 started in March 2001. The battery typically features 755mAh. It measures 30mm x 48mm x 5.3mm and weighs 16.5g. It is suitable for use in cellular phones.
Multiplier Industries Corp. (Mt. Kisco, NY) announced the availability of their rechargeable replacement batteries for the Ericsson/GE LPE Series, and Motorola HT750/1250, GP350, P1225, Visar and XTS-3000 radios. The batteries, which the company claims are intrinsically safe, are approved by the Factory Mutual Research Corp. as meeting the same standards as the OEM.
Maxell Corp. (Fair Lawn, NJ) has expanded its series of rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries with 16 sizes to meet the requirements of the telecommunications, laptop and PDA markets. The company's batteries, which stay to the standardized footprints in telecommunications, focus on a choice of profiles in 13 versions. They provide from 600mAh to 1,500mAh. […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) has unveiled its third-generation, higher-power, portable fuel cells. The first unit demonstrated stands less than 2ft high with a footprint of less than 2.5sqft while delivering a continuous 1kW of power with peak power of nearly 2kW. DCH is targeting the fuel cells to markets such as remote field power; […]
Kyocera Solar Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) announced the nationwide availability of a full line of standardized, rooftop-mounted solar-energy systems called the Kyocera Solar MyGen systems. The systems are designed to convert sunlight into utility-quality ac power that can be used by a residence or business, or automatically sold back to the electric utility company. Twelve complete […]
Zinc Matrix Power Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA) announced its new Silver Polymer batteries, which are in routine use on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading floor. The rechargeable batteries allow hand-held wireless-network-connected trading computers to run all day. In addition to their use in Chicago, the batteries are in pilot testing by a brokerage on the […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York, NY) announced that its new Instant Power Charger is now being released for the latest generation of...