Electrosource Inc. (San Marcos, TX) recently launched its new lightweight intelligent battery, the E-POWER. According to Electrosource, the new battery uses patented technology to make the battery 25 percent lighter than competitive products. The company claims the battery is the first intelligent sealed lead-acid battery to include an embedded microchip which continuously monitors the battery […]
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced that its Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. subsidiary has developed what it claims is the...
BatteryPro Systems Inc. (Calgary, Alberta) recently announced the RAMTech Conditioning Charger 400 Series. According to BatteryPro, the series features the world's lightest charging, conditioning and analyzing units sold in a single product. The series features single, four and six adapter sizes and is able to process NiCd, NiMH and lithium-ion battery types. The series also […]
Venmark International (Wellesley, MA) recently introduced rechargeable lithium-ion polymer batteries featuring a building-block design which can be customized into various voltages and...
Yuasa Inc. (Reading, PA) recently announced that it has upgraded its Independence DDS VRLA batteries with a new rack. According to Yuasa,...
Ballard Power Systems (Canada) announced that it has signed an agreement to supply Mark 900 Series fuel cells for 30 buses to...
Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) recently announced the UCC3952 battery protection IC. According to Unitrode, the device provides the world's smallest lithium-ion battery protection from over-charging and over-discharging. The UCC3952 contains an on-chip MOSFET with Rds(on) of 50 milliohms that reduces the external component count to minimize board space. The device is also designed with a […]
Raychem Circuit Protection (Menlo Park, CA) recently announced the VTP240, the newest addition to its Polyswitch Battery Protection line. According to Raychem, the VTP240 has the highest hold current of the VTP range (2.4V) enabling over-current and over-temperature protection for high current applications. The 16V, 100A device is designed for prismatic cells where it can […]
Unitrode Corp. (Merrimack, NH) recently announced the BENCHMARQ bq2057 Series of linear lithium-ion charge management ICs for portable devices. According to Unitrode,...
Solectria Corp. (Wilmington, MA) announced a strategic move in direction toward the research, development and production of components for use in hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as for the distributed generation of electric power. "In 1991, Solectria pioneered the introduction of electric vehicles because we saw the need for them, and because no major […]
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) recently announced the development of a thin-type lithium-polymer secondary battery. Production will be located at Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd, Soft Energy Company in Japan. The production capabilities will reach 400,000 cells per month by the spring of 2000, according to Sanyo. The battery, UP363562, measures 3.6mm thick x 35mm wide […]
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) recently announced its new BestCap (Battery Energy Saving Technology Capacitor) electromechanical supercapacitor based on an aqueous chemistry (RHISS, rechargeable hydrogen ion solid state). AVX claims the technology is ideal for high power pulsing and is designed for use in hand-held and mobile communications equipment to extend battery life. The company […]
Philips Semiconductors (Netherlands) recently announced the TEA1202T Battery Power IC. The TEA1202T is designed to operate portable devices, such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), MP3 players and minidisk players from single-cell NiCd/NiMH or primary cell while extending operating time. According to Philips, the chip increases times for portable devices through conversion efficiencies of […]
Nokia (Finland) recently announced that it will begin shipping its first ultra-thin (7.8 millimeter) lithium-polymer battery. According to Nokia, this battery is designed to be compatible with the world's most popular mobile phones including the Nokia 5100, Nokia 6100 and Nokia 7100 Series digital phones and Nokia 640, Nokia 650 (NMT 450) and Nokia RinGo […]
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA, Washington, DC) is hosting the North American Electric Vehicle and Infrastructure Conference and Exposition, NAEVI 1999, November 17-20, in Atlanta, GA. The world's biggest auto companies, as well as some of the most innovative electric vehicle product manufacturers, are set to show a number of new technologies […]