Thursday, September 07, 2006
A Potential Solution to the Exploding Batteries
Lithium Ion laptop batteries are much better than their predecessors. They do not suffer from the "memory effect", where the battery remembers only the capacity from the previous discharge/charge cycle and they have much better power to weight ratio.
However, lithium ion batteries are not without their problems. The recent events of exploding and overheating batteries has highlighted this fact. These laptop batteries contain hazardous chemicals in liquid state. Heat is a by product of the chemical reaction that takes place to produce electricity, but overheating acts as a catalyst in the same chemical reaction.
Infinite Power Solutions Inc, a company based in Golden, Colarado have developed solid state Lithium batteries, called thin film batteries. Unlike traditional Lithium Ion batteries which contain a liquid electrolyte, these batteries contain a thin, film like solid-state electrolyte. Similar to lithium Polymer, but the fabrication of thin film is much smaller.
Thin film batteries are supposed to have better power to weight ratio, a superior cycle life, broad temperature performance, rapid recharge and low power leakage. The use of solid state electrolyte also reduces the risk of explosion and fires.
We will just have to wait for Infinite Power Solutions to mass produce these batteries!!!!
However, lithium ion batteries are not without their problems. The recent events of exploding and overheating batteries has highlighted this fact. These laptop batteries contain hazardous chemicals in liquid state. Heat is a by product of the chemical reaction that takes place to produce electricity, but overheating acts as a catalyst in the same chemical reaction.
Infinite Power Solutions Inc, a company based in Golden, Colarado have developed solid state Lithium batteries, called thin film batteries. Unlike traditional Lithium Ion batteries which contain a liquid electrolyte, these batteries contain a thin, film like solid-state electrolyte. Similar to lithium Polymer, but the fabrication of thin film is much smaller.
Thin film batteries are supposed to have better power to weight ratio, a superior cycle life, broad temperature performance, rapid recharge and low power leakage. The use of solid state electrolyte also reduces the risk of explosion and fires.
We will just have to wait for Infinite Power Solutions to mass produce these batteries!!!!
