Portable Power Management News Archive

U.S. Demand for Batteries To Reach $16.8 Billion in 2012
Feb 25, 2009
US demand for primary and secondary batteries will increase 2.5 percent annually to $16.8 billion in 2012...

BLDC Full-Bridge Motor Driver with Integrated Hall Commutation
Jan 28, 2009
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces a new full-bridge motor driver designed to drive low-voltage, brushless DC motors...

Dual Input Charger IC Maximizes Reliability, Reduces Footprint
Jan 28, 2009
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (AnalogicTech) announced the AAT3691, a dual input battery charger IC with integrated over-voltage protection (OVP) up to 28V...

U.S. Consortium to Tackle Lithium-Ion Battery Development for Transportation
Dec 22, 2008
Leading U.S. battery and advanced materials companies have formed the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture (NAATBCM) to manufacture advanced lithium-ion (li-ion) battery cells...

Chip Cuts Battery Management Down to Size For Hybrid Vehicles
Oct 8, 2008
A battery stack monitor IC developed by Linear Technology addresses the daunting data acquisition and battery management challenges encountered in emerging high-voltage...

Patents Address Battery Charging and Gauging Challenges
Oct 8, 2008
Nexergy has solved complex battery fuel gauge and charging issues with two circuits now awaiting patent approval...

Li-ion Battery Maker Acquires Cell & Separator Technology
Oct 8, 2008
Planar Energy Devices (Planar) has acquired technology and manufacturing rights for a new generation of safe, large-format lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries...

Fuel Cell Developer Demonstrates Latest Advance
Sep 24, 2008
MTI Micro has announced that its third generation Mobion Chip has improved power performance by approximately 25%...

Lab Hosts Conference on Automotive Lithium Batteries
Sep 10, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will host the 1st International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automotive Applications Sept. 15-17, 2008. ...

Vendors Co-Develop Fuel-Cell Powered Portables
Jul 23, 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells and NeoSolar have entered into an agreement for the development of Mobion fuel cell technology for use in future models of NeoSolar portable digital devices...

Biofuel Cell Prototype Promises High Performance
May 14, 2008
Akermin, the St.Louis-based developer of stabilized enzyme solution, is making a biofuel cell prototype available for testing...

Company Demonstrates Fuel Cell for Powering GPS Devices
May 14, 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells unveiled an embedded micro fuel cell prototype for handheld global positioning system (GPS) devices...

Manufacturers Co-develop Electrodes for Li-ion Car Batteries
Apr 23, 2008
Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions and Maxwell Technologies have announced a development collaboration through which Maxwell will produce lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery electrodes ...

Thin-Film Battery Is Poised For Commercialization
Mar 26, 2008
Having completed its research and development phase, Oak Ridge Micro-Energy is now entering phase three of its business plan in which it will focus on marketing and licensing its thin-film battery (TFB) technology to partners across all industries...

Fuel Cell Prototype Demonstrates Benefits For Digital Cameras
Mar 11, 2008
MTI MicroFuel Cells, a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. has unveiled a mobile fuel cell prototype for the digital camera market at the 4th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo, Japan...

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