Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns Of a Changing World

Rich Byczek, Technical Lead for Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage, Intertek

People depend on batteries for a number of reasons. Pacemakers and defibrillators, for instance, work inside the body to keep the heart pumping. Mobile handset batteries power communication, facilitating a global marketplace and a fast-paced economy. Read more about Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns Of a Changing World

Safety and Protection for Advanced Lithium Batteries

Marko Dimitrijevic, Applications Engineer, International Components Corp.

Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries have increasingly become the enabler of modern portable technology products ranging from laptop computers, communications handsets and medical equipment.  Contemporary Li-Ion cells offer energy densities that are significantly higher than legacy battery chemistries such as nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride (NiMh) and lead acid (LA). Read more about Safety and Protection for Advanced Lithium Batteries