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Putting a Positive Spin on Energy Storage
Putting a Positive Spin on Energy Storage

The flywheel has been around for centuries, so what distinguishes the prototype developed by California-based startup Velkess from any other? Innovative design leads to the use of less expensive materials, resulting in an energy storage system far more cost-efficient than lead-acid batteries. The self-stabilizing device features a flexible flywheel rotor which, unlike higher-cost rigid configurations, allows for a wider range of fabrication materials. The design also increases the amount of torque that can be applied to the rotor, which boosts the amount of energy that can be put into or drawn off of the system in a given interval.

Register Today! IHS GlobalSpec's Alternative & Renewable Energy Online Event — May 29, 2013
Register Today!
IHS GlobalSpec's Alternative & Renewable Energy Online Event — May 29, 2013

Join your peers and leading manufacturers for this free, informative and interactive Online Event — right from the convenience of your desktop. Participate in any or all of the educational sessions including Tulane University's, "Concentrated Solar Power for Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation," and more. Register Today!

Thermal Protection for High-capacity LiPolymer Cells
Thermal Protection for
High-capacity LiPolymer
Cells
TE Connectivity — Circuit Protection

The rapidly expanding market for ultra-thin portable electronic devices has created demand for very thin, low-profile, lightweight and high-capacity Lithium Polymer (LiP) and prismatic cells. TE's MHP-TA devices offer designers space-saving resettable over-temperature circuit protection to meet the battery safety requirements of higher-capacity LiP and prismatic cells.

View our application video to learn more about circuit protection for Lithium cells and packs.

Lithium Compounds for Batteries and Fuel Cells
Lithium Compounds for Batteries and Fuel Cells

GFS Chemicals, Inc.
 

GFS Chemicals manufactures lithium compounds in bulk for the battery and fuel cell market with low trace metals — ultra dry. Purity levels can exceed 99.99%. Available in whatever size you need — grams and kilograms to bulk metric tons. For fast quote turnaround, consistent products, and excellent technical support, contact GFS Chemicals.

New High Efficiency Hydrogen Pump for Fuel Cells
New High Efficiency Hydrogen Pump for
Fuel Cells
Ogura Industrial Corp.
 

Ogura has developed a new hydrogen pump design for use in fuel cell applications. This new high efficiency, long life pump is ideally suited for a harsh hydrogen/water environment.

Learn more...

Inside a Micro Fuel Cell

Inside a Micro Fuel Cell Solid State Technology provides a teardown of the micro solid oxide fuel cell charging system designed by a Massachusetts startup. The butane-fueled handheld mobile phone charger houses a fuel processor, fuel cell stack, and catalytic converter. Temperatures of 600° C - 800° C are managed with 200 mm silicon MEMS wafers and insulating silicon-nitride tubes.

UPS Flooded (Wet) Cells
UPS Flooded (Wet) Cells

BTECH, Inc.

BTECH, Inc.'s patented and proven impedance measurement technology has the sensitivity required to find failing cells well before they pose a risk to your critical systems. Plus, with battery sensing harnesses pre-designed and tested for your battery system, installation time is cut in half while increasing system reliability. Learn more.

Custom Cams for Cell Manufacturing
Custom Cams for Cell
Manufacturing
Matrix Tool & Machine, Inc.

Precision cams for cell manufacturing including press, cathode inserting, collector, and punch cams. Matrix Tool & Machine provides ground cams for your most delicate operations with the tightest tolerances through large press cams and crankshafts for your high-volume repeatable operations. We are the leaders in custom cams for specialized operations.

Etched Fuel Cell Flow Field Plates
Etched Fuel Cell Flow
Field Plates
Tech-Etch, Inc.

Tech-Etch photoetches fuel cell flow field plates with multiple levels for channels and gaskets, in addition to etching frames, membrane support screens, and end caps. Due to their robustness and improved volumetric power density, corrosion resistant stainless steel and titanium plates offer many advantages over non-metal products like graphite. More...

Battery Adhesives and Sealants for Reliable Sealed System
Battery Adhesives and
Sealants for Reliable
Sealed System
ELANTAS PDG, Inc.

ELAN-Tron® resins offer the perfect balance of flexibility and hardness for sealing terminal posts, adhering the battery case to the lid based on specific substrates, and "plate-locking" lead elements to bottom of battery case. These resins are moisture and chemical resistant, including sulfuric acid at 150° F. More about us...

Make KNF Your Fuel Cell Pump Partner
Make KNF Your Fuel Cell
Pump Partner

KNF Neuberger, Inc.

Oil-less diaphragm pumps are ideal for fuel cells. They won't contaminate your media, are quiet, efficient, and feature adjustable-speed/logic control for metering, dosing, and recirculation of air, gases, and liquids. KNF works with major developers and is familiar with fuel cell applications. Compact, high-performance models, many motors and materials. Call us today: 609-890-8600.

Batteries and Custom Battery Packs
Batteries and Custom
Battery Packs

Epec Engineered Technologies

We are a full service custom battery manufacturer with full design and engineering capabilities. Epec offers the latest in battery technologies including the ability to label, shrink wrap, custom terminate, or enclose in plastic.

Raising Road Range

Raising Road Range
Water, air, and aluminum form the components of a metal-air battery reported in Gizmag to provide 1,000 miles (1,609 km) of electric vehicle driving. A silver-based catalyst in the air cathode eliminates carbonization problems common in other metal-air systems. Since it is not rechargeable, the battery developed in Israel is intended as a range-extender to augment lead-acid battery operation.

For more on this subject, subscribe to the IHS GlobalSpec e-Newsletter, Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology.

Asymmetry and the Pseudo-capacitive Effect

Asymmetry and the Pseudo-capacitive Effect Key to the superior performance claimed for the zinc-ion-based ZIP-Cap ultracapacitor from Ionova Technologies, MD: asymmetric design with water-based electrolytes based on a 3D nanofilm oxide cathode. The metal/ion pseudo-capacitor architecture combines an activated carbon electric double layer capacitor ion-adsorption electrode with an ion-insertion electrode. Energy density up to 35 Wh/L and 1 million charge cycles are promised.

Life After EVs

Life After EVs
Even after a decade on the road, there's still some service life left in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. ABB recently demonstrated use of ESI inverters and five GM Chevy Volt batteries, holding 70% of their full charge after 8-10 years of operation, in a community energy storage system. EV batteries that have been around can offer load shifting and backup benefits for industrial/commercial users.

The Accidental Supercapacitor

The Accidental Supercapacitor Discovering a streamlined process for fabricating graphene wasn't the only recent breakthrough for University of California (Los Angeles) researchers. The material made with a consumer-grade laser optical drive has a high charge capacity and excellent cycling properties: a micro-supercapacitor. Applications — including wearable electronics, biomedical implants, and solar cells — appear endless.

Fuel Cell Takes on Petrol-powered Racers

Fuel Cell Takes on Petrol-powered Racers
Building on the success of the world's first hydrogen-powered race car, designers from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, put the new Forze VI in the pole position. A Ballard fuel cell generates 100 kW, powering two electric motors and providing water vapor for brake cooling. The vehicle is disassembled in this video for your inspection.

Automotive Power Plant for the Home

Automotive Power Plant for the Home Some electric vehicles in Japan are being tested as stand-alone generators, especially in the wake of the 2011 tsunami and resulting power shortages. Honda's FCX Clarity, for example, is being tested as a 9 kW backup generator for residential use. Hydrogen Cars Now reports that a solar-powered hydrogen fueling station is also being evaluated.

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Volume 1 - Issue 2 - 10/30/2012
Custom Battery Packs - Smart Battery Assemblies; High Performance, Low Cost, Gas Diffusion Electrodes (GDE); New High Efficiency Hydrogen Pump for Fuel Cells; Battery Test MCBA Predictive Maintenance Program; IEC 60601-1 Safety Standard...are You Prepared?; Proprietary Nickel/ Tin Plating for Battery Industry; Rechargeable-batteries, Fuel and Solar Cell Materials; UPS Flooded (Wet) Cells; Batteries and Custom Battery Packs
Volume 1 - Issue 1 - 07/31/2012
Li-Ion Battery Charger - DC-DC Input; Battery Adhesives and Sealants for Reliable Sealed System; Battery Management for Energy Harvester Applications; System-level Modeling for Batteries and Fuel-cells; UPS Flooded (Wet) Cells; Hydrogen Air Fuel Cell; Batteries and Custom Battery Packs; New High Efficiency Hydrogen Pump for Fuel Cells; Lithium Batteries for Medical Implants