DocumentCode
2428006
Title
BOLDER battery for different applications
Author
Bhardwaj, Ramesh ; Rinehart, Richard ; Keating, Joseph
Author_Institution
BOLDER Technol. Corp., Golden, CO, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
13-16 Jan 1998
Firstpage
303
Lastpage
309
Abstract
BOLDER Technologies Corporation (“BOLDER”) has developed an ultrathin-plate, valve-regulated, lead-acid battery technology which represents a unique extrapolation of conventional valve regulated lead-acid (VRLA) electrochemistry and design into a new, nonconventional patented configuration. Because of its unique construction (comprised of extremely thin plates 0.01 inch (0.25 mm) or less in thickness) with a very high active surface areas, the BOLDER cell has the capability to deliver extremely high discharge currents, in either a continuous or pulsed duty cycle. The BOLDER cell can accept and deliver very high current levels while maintaining relatively constant cell voltages and producing minimal amounts of heat. The performance attributes and design flexibility make TMFTM technology well suited for several applications such as high rate UPS power, pulse flash camera, the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) program, cordless power tools, small and large engine start (car and truck start), lawn and garden equipment, and military uses for very high power pulses in rapid succession. The results of testing for different applications are presented in this paper
Keywords
electric vehicles; lead; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; secondary cells; 0.01 in; 0.25 mm; BOLDER Technologies Corporation; Pb; Pb-acid valve regulated battery; car engine start; continuous duty cycle; cordless power tools; flexibility make; garden equipment; high active surface areas; high discharge currents; high rate UPS power; hybrid electric vehicle; lawn equipment; performance attributes; pulse flash camera; pulsed duty cycle; truck engine start; ultrathin-plate battery; valve regulated lead-acid electrochemistry; Batteries; Cameras; Engines; Extrapolation; Hybrid electric vehicles; Military equipment; Surface discharges; Uninterruptible power systems; Valves; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1998., The Thirteenth Annual
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
ISSN
1089-8182
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4098-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BCAA.1998.653884
Filename
653884
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