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New NANO Li-Ion Battery Does not Catch
Fire, Designed for Defense Missions
Many battery cells experience thermal runaway, a
condition that results in damage from overheating.
Kokam Company produced a new battery, composed
of Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC), Lithium Titanate
Oxide (LTO) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP), to
overcome this problem.
NANO battery technology is a new kind of lithium-ion
battery that passed ballistic testing and was made to
withstand temperatures between -40° and 60° Celsius.
Batteries can experience thermal runaway from
specific temperatures, but Kokam created a design that
surpassed many factors.
Kokam promises a longer life expectancy, greater
safety, less recharge time, greater power delivery, and
the ability to withstand harsh temperatures for its new
battery. The real-world applications are endless, making
the battery a good choice for government defense
measures.
The lithium-ion battery was specially constructed for
defense and aerospace missions. Its silent nature
makes it a safer substitute for diesel and other types of
engines, all while being available for volatile operations.
The energy it provides makes it useful for many other
applications as well.
The Kokam company has provided many other batteries
aswell over thepast 26years. In fact, it iswidely respected
across the world as being an environmentally-friendly
provider of energy efficient solutions. Kokam also offers
the Ultra High Power Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)
and Ultra High Energy NMC battery solutions for other
types of government applications.
The Ultra High Power NMC battery solutions are
applicable to high-tech weapons and military operations
that garner a lot of power, while the Ultra High Energy
NMC battery solutions are better suited for unmanned
aerial vehicles, drones, and similar applications.
The cost productive NANO battery technology
will hopefully open up other paths to safer battery
alternatives in the near future. Especially with the rise
of government-directed drone use, society might benefit
from Kokam’s future chemistry applications.
Intersil Introduces High Efficiency, High
Current Buck-Boost Regulators for Battery-
Powered Portables
Up to 96% efficiency and industry’s lowest quiescent
current makes new ISL91127 and ISL91128 ideal for
low-voltage, battery-operated systems
Milpitas, Calif., Aug. 15, 2016 – Intersil Corporation
(NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power
management and precision analog solutions, today
announced the ISL91127 and ISL91128 high efficiency
buck-boost regulators. The latest in Intersil’s industry-
leading buck-boost family, the new devices feature
4.5A switches, best-in-class efficiency up to 96%, and
a compact footprint ideal for providing system power or
powering the peripherals in battery-operated devices.
They offer the industry’s lowest quiescent current of
30µA for superior light load efficiency.
In hand-held device applications where the input voltage
may be higher or lower than the output voltage, buck-
boost regulators improve efficiency and provide longer
battery life compared to a boost regulator plus bypass
solution. With increasing demands for smaller and
smaller footprints, Intersil’s ISL9112x compact QFN and
WLCSP packages enable power designs that maximize
efficiency while providing flexibility and ease of design.
The ISL91127 and ISL91128 operate in buck, boost or
buck-boost mode, depending on the relation between
input and output voltages, and provide smooth transitions
between modes to prevent noise and glitches. This
capability, combined with patented Intersil technology
for delivering superior light load efficiency with ultra-
low quiescent current, maximizes efficiency under all
conditions. This is essential to improve battery life by
reducing power drain and heat dissipation in portable
and mobile applications.
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