Power on the move NiCd and NiMH small sealed rechargeable batteries
- Energizer Power Systems, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Society is becoming increasingly addicted to life on the go. Both at home and on the job, we expect to have a full range of electrical and electronic devices available no matter where we are. Meeting this demand for mobility has spurred growth in small rechargeable batteries. Although mobile computing and portable communications applications for batteries are most prominent, other battery-powered devices such as power tools, consumer appliances, and toys are all experiencing significant growth in volume. The recent improvement in performance is shown in Figure 1 which plots the capacity increase over the last generation. The {open_quotes}baseline{close_quotes} is the always improving NiCd. Also shown is the improvement from changing to another nickel-based chemistry: the nickel-metal hydride couple, which is now penetrating much of the high-end rechargeable market. Although many {open_quotes}high-performance{close_quotes} chemistries, like lithium-ion, have been proposed for the small rechargeable market, the nickel-based couples continue to offer the most robust and cost-effective batteries on the market today.
- OSTI ID:
- 249928
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9511143-; TRN: 96:002071-0012
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE WESCON conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 8 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Wescon/95; PB: 793 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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