Battery Management With an Intelligent Battery Sensor is Vital to the Success of Future Automotive Designs

Christopher Lohmeier, R&D Engineer, Vishay Intertechnology
Tom Veik, Sr. Engineering Technician, Vishay Intertechnology

Modern automobiles need to become more efficient to comply with future fuel economy standards. Much of this efficiency can be, and has been, gained with innovations that depend on the vehicle’s electrical system. Technological innovations such as stop-start, drive-by-wire, and brake-by-wire systems are just a few of these improvements. All of these new technologies, however, have one major downside in that they rely on the one component of the electrical system that has not seen much innovation since the 1950s, the lead-acid battery. Read more about Battery Management With an Intelligent Battery Sensor is Vital to the Success of Future Automotive Designs

Switch to New ID Reader Helps Battery Manufacturer Solve Read Rate and Interface Problems

Exide Technologies is one of the world’s largest producers, distributors and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The company traces every aspect of each build in order to maintain tight control over its production process. In the past, difficulties were experienced in reading 2D data matrix codes burned into plastic with a laser burner and also interfacing the ID readers to the programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used to control production lines. Read more about Switch to New ID Reader Helps Battery Manufacturer Solve Read Rate and Interface Problems

Comparison Between Flat and Tubular Positive Plates in Lead-Acid Batteries

Storage Battery Systems

Lead-acid batteries have been around for more than 150 years. While flat plate models with a lattice grid represented a technological leap forward in 1881, tubular construction is a more robust technology with many advantages. With advancements such as the use of non-woven gauntlets encasing the positive spine plate to more advanced manufacturing
techniques, tubular batteries provide enhanced performance and improved reliability as compared to flat plate technology. Read more about Comparison Between Flat and Tubular Positive Plates in Lead-Acid Batteries