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Lower the power requirements of your portable device by learning a few simple rules. Discover simple tricks to lower power consumption and extend runtime.

Find out what made lithium-polymer battery systems popular. Most users cannot distinguish between a regular Li-ion and one with polymer architecture.

Discover that quality cells are the best foundation for a lasting battery pack

Learn about various test methods and why none is fully satisfactory.

The largest changes in shipping directive are with lithium batteries, and with good reasons. Li-ion is the fastest growing battery chemistry and already in 2009, 3.3 billion Li-ion were transported...

Uncover why a battery ages and how device manufacturers deal with capacity fade.

Batteries are becoming a popular add-on to solar systems, thanks to the extra benefits they can offer for solar system buyers. Batteries offer backup power benefits when the grid goes down, increas...

The oil industry anticipates a quick recovery in oil consumption with records exceeding 100,000 million barrels per day. This burn-rate troubles environmentalists because of global warming caused b...

Battery pack are a significant cost when you build your own solar/RV/boat power systems. Therefore, you need battery solutions that have higher capacity, high power potential, longer life, sustaina...

Examine the requirement for agency approval when building a Li-ion pack. Manufacturers do not supply lithium-ion cells to uncertified battery assemblers.

There are two ways that users usually use to check battery capacity. Both are to fully charge the battery first and then drain it to the cutoff voltage. According to the LiFePO4 battery specificati...

Batteries are expensive and have a relatively short life span. As discarded batteries grow by the tonnage, entrepreneurs are enticed to start a business in recycling. With an annual world market (2...