Health Concerns With Batteries How Much Do You Know?
Updated: 2012-04-28 04:01:53
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Health Concerns With Batteries How Much Do You Know Saturday , April 28, 2012 3:01:53 AM spilled battery lithium battery health concerns for batteries nickel-cadmium batteries swallow batteries batteries health concerns NiCd batteries 18650 battery Batteries are safe,but precaution applies when touching damaged cells and when handling lead acid systems that have access to lead and sulfuric acid.Several countries label lead acid as hazardous material,and rightly so.Let's look at the hazards if not properly handled.Lead is a toxic metal that can enter the body by inhalation of lead dust or ingestion when touching the mouth with
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About What About The Future For Reusable Alkaline Battery Saturday , April 28, 2012 2:57:03 AM alkaline battery recharging alkaline batteries ni-mh battery reusable alkaline battery reusable alkaline primary battery primary alkaline alkaline batteries The reusable alkaline was introduced in 1992 as an alternative to disposable batteries.The battery was promoted as a low-cost power source for consumer goods.Attempts were made to open markets for wireless communications,medical and defense.But the big breakthrough never came.Today,the reusable alkaline occupies only a small market and its use is limited to portable entertainment devices
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Do You Agree Secondary Batteries Will Replace Primary Batteries Saturday , April 28, 2012 2:52:01 AM non-rechargeable batteries rechargeable batteries secondary batteries ni-mh battery lithium battery battery chemistry primary battery secondary battery primary cells primary batteries Consumer market put aside,the largest users of primary non-rechargeable batteries are the military,specialty emergency services and forest fire fighters.High energy density,long storage and operational readiness are among their strong attributes.No charging and priming is required before use.Logistic is simple and battery power can be made available
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About When Was The Battery Invented Do You Know Friday , April 27, 2012 2:48:09 AM prehistoric battery lithium battery battery inventor Alessandro Volta parthian battery One of the most remarkable and novel discoveries in the last 400 years was electricity.We might ask , Has electricity been around that long The answer is yes,and perhaps much longer,but its practical use has only been at our disposal since the mid to late 1800s,and in a limited way at first.One of the earliest public works gaining attention was enlightening the 1893 Chicago's World Columbia Exposition with 250,000 light bulbs,and illuminating a bridge over the river
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About How Much Do You Know About The Early Batteries Friday , April 27, 2012 2:46:13 AM electrical power electric battery early batteries lithium battery William Cruickshank flooded battery battery voltage Humphry Davy Volta Volta discovered in 1800 that certain fluids would generate a continuous flow of electrical power when used as a conductor.This discovery led to the invention of the first voltaic cell,more commonly known as the battery.Volta discovered further that the voltage would increase when voltaic cells were stacked on top of each other.Metals in a battery have different electrical effects.Volta noticed that the voltage
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About What About The Invention Of The Rechargeable Battery Friday , April 27, 2012 2:43:27 AM nickel cadmium battery rechargeable battery rechargeable batteries battery developments Benjamin Franklin improved battery ni-mh battery lithium battery battery systems nickel-iron battery lithium-based systems Thomas Edison In 1836,John F . Daniell,an English chemist,developed an improved battery that produced a steadier current than earlier devices.Until this time,all batteries were primary,meaning they could not be recharged.In 1859,the French physicist Gaston Plante invented the first rechargeable battery It was based on lead acid,a system
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Observing Primary Batteries Users in Everyday Life Thursday , April 26, 2012 3:08:31 AM lithium battery battery user primary battery nickel-cadmium batteries fleet battery user personal battery user Batteries have a mind of their own.Their stubborn and unpredictable behavior has left many battery users in awkward situations.And yet,the primary battery is our steady travel companion that allows us to carry out our activities disconnected from home and office.In this paper we observe the battery in personal use and fleet . applications The fleet battery user The fleet user,on the other hand,has little personal interest in the
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About What Can You Do When Lack of Battery Maintenance Thursday , April 26, 2012 3:07:27 AM lithium battery battery power nickel-based batteries nickel-cadmium batteries ni-mh battery battery maintenance Batteries get checked when they no longer hold charge or the equipment is sent in for repair.In an effort to improve reliability and cut replacement costs,many organizations have adapted some type of battery maintenance A user may feel that his or her battery works adequately during routine days,not knowing that the pack holds only half the capacity.A system must be fit to operate in unforeseen circumstances and emergencies where every
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About What About The Non-correctable Battery Problems Thursday , April 26, 2012 3:05:21 AM non-correctable battery problems battery problems nickel-based cells rechargeable batteries lead acid batteries ni-mh battery lithium battery Lithium Ion Polymer Some rechargeable batteries can be restored through external means,such as applying a full discharge.There are,however,many defects that cannot be corrected.These include high internal resistance,elevated self-discharge,electrical short,dry-out,plate corrosion and general chemical breakdown.The performance loss of a battery occurs naturally as part of usage and aging some is hastened by
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About How Much Do You Know The Primary Batteries Wednesday , April 25, 2012 2:52:30 AM lithium battery secondary batteries primary battery Leclanche battery lithium primary batteries primary batteries alkaline batteries The growth has been in secondary batteries rechargeable but non-rechargeable or primary batteries are equally important.They continue to fill an important niche market in applications such as wristwatches,remote controls,electric keys and children's toys.Primary batteries also assist when charging is impractical or impossible,such as military combat,rescue missions and forest-fire services.Other applications of primary
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Getting To Know The Battery For Everyone Wednesday , April 25, 2012 2:48:39 AM lithium battery li-ion battery lithium-cobalt packs Li-ion 18650 battery nickel-metal-hydride ni-mh battery 18650 battery The battery dictates the speed with which mobility advances.So important is this portable energy source that any incremental improvement opens new doors for many products.The better the battery,the greater our liberty will become.Besides packing more energy into the battery,engineers have also made strides in reducing power consumption of portable equipment.These advancements go hand-in-hand with longer runtimes but are often
Electric Vehicle News Search 2000+ EV News articles skip to main skip to sidebar Home Battery Electric Car GE not backing off electric vehicles Tuesday , April 24, 2012 GE not backing off electric vehicles General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt said the company is committed to electric vehicles despite some soft early sales . GE has been heavily involved in EVs for years including investing in the research of lithium and sodium batteries as well as onboard electronics , power generation and recharging systems , We're committed to the long-term development of this , Immelt said in a keynote address Tuesday at the SAE World Congress in Detroit . He acknowledged that some may be disappointed in the adoption of the electric vehicle . The auto industry must get battery costs down to make EVs more
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Do You Understand The Negatives Of The Smart Battery Tuesday , April 24, 2012 2:27:50 AM lithium battery battery application battery analyzer smart battery SMBus battery The smart' battery has some notable downsides,one of which is price.An SMBus battery costs about 25 more than the dumb' equivalent.In addition,the smart battery was intended to simplify the charger but a full-fledged Level 3 charger costs substantially more than a regular model.A more serious drawback is the requirements for periodic calibration or capacity re-learning.The Engineering Manager of Moli Energy,a manufacturer of lithium-ion cell commented , With
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About How Much Do You Understanding Lithium-ion Tuesday , April 24, 2012 2:21:19 AM lithium-ion batteries li-ion battery 18650 cylindrical cell Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt non-rechargeable lithium batteries battery packers lithium battery primary battery low-maintenance battery Lithium Cobalt Oxide lithium manganese oxide Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide 18650 battery It was not until the early 1970s that the first non-rechargeable lithium batteries became commercially available.Attempts to develop rechargeable lithium batteries followed in the 1980s but the endeavor failed because of instabilities in the metallic lithium used
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About How Many Types of Lithium-ion Batteries Do You Know Monday , April 23, 2012 2:03:17 AM spinel-based lithium-ion ithium-ion battery phosphate-based lithium-ion ni-mh battery cobalt-based lithium-ion lithium battery types of lithium-ion batteries 18650 battery nickel-cobalt manganese Lithium-ion has not yet reached full maturity and the technology is continually improving.The anode in today's cells is made up of a graphite mixture and the cathode is a combination of lithium and other choice metals.It should be noted that all materials in a battery have a theoretical energy density.With lithium battery the anode is well optimized and
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About How to Service Two-way Radio Batteries Do You Know Monday , April 23, 2012 1:58:04 AM rechargeable battery rechargeable 18650 battery weak battery radio batteries ni-mh battery lithium battery battery maintenance 18650 battery When charging a battery,the charger's ready light will eventually illuminate,indicating that the battery is fully charged.The user assumes that the battery has reached its full potential and the battery is taken in confidence.The green light' does not guarantee sufficient battery capacity or assure good state-of-health SoH Ready only indicates that the battery is full to whatever capacity that was available
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Stationary Use and Grid Storage With Batteries Saturday , April 21, 2012 2:28:09 AM load leveling batteries lithium-based stationary batteries grid storage batteries lithium battery storage battery ni-mh battery stationary batteries 18650 battery Stationary batteries are almost always lead acid.Size and weight is of lesser concern.The limited cycle count does not pose a major problem because the batteries are seldom deep discharged.Large stationary systems are mostly mature flooded systems that provide a reliable and economical service,but they need regular maintenance in form of checking the electrolyte level and adding
My Opera Community News Blogs Photos Members Groups Opera Opera news Forums Opera Link Skins buttons Sign up Log in large battery blog lithium battery Blog About Battery for Personal and Fleet Use Do You Know Saturday , April 21, 2012 2:24:40 AM battery breakdowns nickel-cadmium batteries fleet batteries nickel-metal-hydride Cadex battery analyzer lithium battery primary battery nickel-based packs 18650 battery It is interesting to observe that batteries cared for by a single user generally last longer than those operating in an open fleet system where everyone has access but no one is responsible.A personal user is one who operates a mobile phone,a laptop or digital camera for business or pleasure.He or she usually cares for the primary battery and makes all efforts to follow the
: Electric Vehicle News Search 2000+ EV News articles skip to main skip to sidebar Home EV Technology IBM Battery 500 : A look inside a lithium-air battery VIDEO Thursday , April 19, 2012 IBM Battery 500 : A look inside a lithium-air battery VIDEO In 2009 IBM researchers set out to develop lithium-air battery technology capable of powering a family-sized electric car for approximately 500 miles 800 km on a single charge . Instead of using heavy metal oxides , lithium-air batteries borrow oxygen from the air as the vehicle is being driven , creating an air-breathing battery . This results in lighter batteries with high energy density that extend the car's range from a single charge . IBM researchers have successfully demonstrated in the lab the fundamental chemistry of the
Electric Vehicle News Search 2000+ EV News articles skip to main skip to sidebar Home Battery News Battery Prices for Electric Vehicles have dropped 30 percent since 2009 Tuesday , April 17, 2012 Battery Prices for Electric Vehicles have dropped 30 percent since 2009 The average price of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles fell 14 percent in the past year as production capacity exceeded demand . According to London-based research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance , The average price for an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack was 689 kWh in Q1 2012, down 14 from approximately 800 kWh a year earlier and down around 30 from 1000-plus levels in 2009, Batteries are one of the biggest drivers of the cost of electric vehicles , 8221 New Energy Finance Chief Executive Officer