Title :
Light weight engine start battery based on Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology
Author :
Bhardwaj, Dr Ramesh ; Brantner, P.
Author_Institution :
BOLDER Technol. Corp., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
BOLDER Technologies Corporation (BOLDER) has developed a lightweight emergency automobile starting unit of less than 5 pounds based on their patented Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology which is capable of starting many automotive engines. Currently marketed as SecureStart, the system is capable of starting cars, small trucks, motorcycles, motorboats, generators, snowmobiles and aircraft.
Keywords :
automobiles; electrochemistry; lead acid batteries; metallic thin films; starting; BOLDER Technologies Corporation; Pb; SecureStart; Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology; emergency automobile starting unit; lightweight engine start battery; valve-regulated lead-acid batteries; Aircraft propulsion; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Battery powered vehicles; Engines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Lead; Switches; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 2000. The Fifteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5924-0
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.2000.838424
