Saturday 18th February is Battery Day Yes, you read that headline correctly. The 18th of February every year is Battery Day, prefixed by National or International in some on-line
Okay, okay, so there was no blog in November. Sorry about that but it just goes to show how easily it is to interrupt a sequence and let regular activities
It’s Only A Battery! The number of times I have heard that said over the years. Product development programmes tripped up over leaving the battery selection too late and
More of everything needs careful thought! Not So Mobile Devices! It was only a couple of months ago that I was writing about another product recall of rechargeable battery
I see that in the US there is yet another issue with the batteries in self balancing scooters (hoverboards) resulting in a large scale recall, somewhere over 500,000 is a
In the perfect world it would be possible to get all the information you need, and compare different manufacturers product, by referring to their data sheets. But this is not
Battery requirements capture The important thing about getting what you want is knowing what you want! All pretty straightforward, and if you are designing a new bit of kit, and
Is a Hi-Tech battery right for you? An area that I think is often overlooked is the detailed selection of the battery to power equipment, or more precisely, the chemistry
You ignore me. Every day, for hours on end you hold me, but it’s not me you are thinking of. No, you are off saving the universe, daredevil driving, building
Looking into the battery future I do not need a crystal ball to know battery related headlines that will be hitting our screens during the coming year: ‘Get
The thing about batteries is that there is never one that quite gives you enough power/energy in the form factor you want. It all seems so simple, identify an ‘AA’
Passivation, friend or foe? One of the issues I am most frequently asked about by equipment designers is passivation in liquid cathode lithium primary cells and batteries. Questions regarding ‘avoiding’
Identify What Is Needed! We all know that a good product is underpinned by being well specified, even if that specification is adapted during the development phase.
Do not forget the humble primary battery design! What is a Primary Battery? Primary, or ‘non-rechargeable’ are batteries where the reaction is one-way – once used they are not
The last few weeks have seen a some notable achievements for electric powered, and by association battery equipped, vehicles. Formula E Series 2015 Completion of the inaugural Formula E championship
Good question, and one that you should be asking if you are a designer or manufacturer of equipment that uses a battery! Batteries are one of those things that just
One of the things we have become accustomed to relying upon on our mobile devices is the little battery charge indicator. I am still surprised at the number of times
Many motor manufacturers offer hybrid power versions of vehicles in their range. But, the same principles encouraging this trend apply just as well to other forms of transport that rely