Title :
Advanced battery systems for portable consumer electronics
Author :
Cheeseman, Paul G.
Author_Institution :
Rayovac Corp., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. The US portable consumer battery market is reviewed. Technology trends relating to lithium, nickel metal hydride, alkaline and fuel cell battery systems are discussed. Key attributes are compared including cost, performance, consumer convenience and value. Projections are made regarding future developments and possible long term winners in the market place. A Rayovac perspective on battery system challenges and solutions is included
Keywords :
consumer electronics; fuel cells; power supplies to apparatus; secondary cells; Li; Li battery systems; Ni-MH battery systems; Rayovac perspective; US portable consumer battery market; advanced battery systems; alkaline battery systems; consumer convenience; cost; fuel cell systems; performance; portable consumer electronics; Batteries; Consumer electronics; Costs; Fuel cells; Lithium compounds; Nickel;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 2002. The Seventeenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7132-1
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.2002.986403
