You can say one thing about February 18, National Battery Day: It shows how to make a good that ends up being almost 100% recycled. Figures provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that 99% of lead batteries are recycled, making them the most recycled consumer good in the U.S. It is easy to […]
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Lithium-ion batteries optimized for electric buses, trams and other EVs
The XPAND battery pack has been developed for use in commercial and industrial electric vehicle (EV) applications. Devised by Kokam Co., Ltd, in South Korea, the battery pack will be offered in two versions – XMP71P, a 7.1 kWh version, and XMP114E, a 11.4 kWh version. Both versions are scalable to support EV applications from […]
Better battery management for single chip Li-Ion batteries
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) introduced an integrated battery protection and cell-balancing solution for Li-Ion and lithium iron phosphate battery packs. The bq77910 battery management and protection device can manage 4- to 10-cell battery packs, and two devices can be stacked to protect 11- to 20-cell packs. The device simplifies battery pack designs for […]
