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Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Safety Codes
White Papers In some cases, fire codes do not clearly recognize improvements in battery safety resulting from changing battery technology. This white paper reviews fire safety regulations and their application to UPS battery installations in the USA.
[April 8, 2009, 9:38]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: VRLA Reliability and Safety
White Papers This white paper explores how the technology affects overall battery life and system reliability. The Valve Regulated lead-Acid (VRLA) battery is the predominant choice for small and medium-sized Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) energy storage.
[October 1, 2009, 9:29]
New battery technology promises quarter-hour charge
News The new technology is based on existing nickel metal hydride (NiMH) chemistry -- the most widespread in general use -- but adds in-battery monitoring and a new basic design. Rechargeable batteries that charge in minutes and last up to four times...
[March 19, 2002, 17:44]
A new spin on battery technology
Blog Comment How many hairs for a battery? This voltage that's '100 times too big', are we talking microvolts, millivolts, volts? Also, unless something moves between them (no current flow, you say), how would spintronics components inter-react with each other...
[March 13, 2009, 8:28]
A new spin on battery technology
Blog Comment I'd love to know about internal resistance, energy conversion efficiency and all of the other things that really matter in a battery, and I'm sure I'll find out - although the really interesting thing is the theoretical limits.
[March 13, 2009, 8:29]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Ventilation
White Papers Ventilation systems must address health and safety as well as performance of the battery and other equipment in a room. Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries and modular battery cartridges (MBC) do not require special battery rooms and are...
[October 1, 2009, 9:29]
A new spin on battery technology
Blog Researchers at the Universties of Miami, Tokyo and Tohoku have discovered a new form of battery. Charged by the application of a very strong magnetic field, the Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) contains a set of nano-magnets - zones some 5 nanometers...
[March 12, 2009, 12:21]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Lead-Acid Battery Options
White Papers The lead-acid battery is the predominant choice for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) energy storage. Over 10 million UPSs are presently installed utilizing Flooded, Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA), and High Density Modular Battery Cartridges...
[October 1, 2009, 9:30]
Power to the people: ZDNet's guide to notebook batteries review
Reviews For a look at another battery technology, check out the next section on fuel cells. We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it. Even though the CPU consumes about half the notebook's total power, recent...
[April 14, 2004, 10:00]
Apple recalls laptop batteries
News Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million batteries that use Sony's battery cell technology, it announced on Thursday. Other notebook manufacturers use Sony's battery cell technology in their products, but several said last week that they had not...
[August 24, 2006, 19:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There are reports abroad of a new battery technology from Toshiba. How many gizmos lie mouldering because the battery’s dead after a year? If you hoik [Thats a technical term for 'carefully remove after fully shutting your computer down, you...
[April 1, 2005, 19:35]
Twist of phosphate means better batteries
News The Austin, Texas-based company announced on Monday that it has developed a new technology that offers longer battery life and will cost less than current lithium-ion batteries. Valence is calling the new technology Saphion, and devices using the...
[February 12, 2002, 10:31]
No fuel like an old fuel
Leader One looks particularly promising - a new alternative battery technology that could give mobile phones, laptops and other portable electronic devices up to 20 times more time between charges, while having a much longer unit lifetime and impeccable...
[April 13, 2005, 14:40]
Dead iPod syndrome - no volt found?
Talkback Kurt - no, at some point there'll be a nice standard battery technology that is lighter, cheaper, has a higher power density, is safer, less polluting, longer living and just plain better than anything else.
[January 14, 2004, 10:07]
PC firms boost battery life via power-efficient parts
News Battery technology is not advancing fast enough to satisfy the portable energy needs of enterprise laptop users, but the industry is making headway in making components more power-efficient, analysts have said.
[September 15, 2008, 11:29]
Intel brings PC makers up to SpeedStep
News Intel has settled on a brand name for its battery-saving Geyserville technology, telling PC makers this week that the upcoming mobile Pentium III feature will now be called SpeedStep. The SpeedStep technology, a feature in certain forthcoming...
[September 24, 1999, 10:31]
Intel touts month-long battery life for mobiles
News Intel on Thursday gave some of the details of a new manufacturing technology that could greatly speed up the chips embedded in mobile handsets and other wireless devices, while extending battery life to as long as a month.
[May 18, 2001, 8:42]
Start-up looks to extend battery life
News Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop battery, with a silver-zinc technology the company says will make its debut with a large laptop maker in 2009.
[October 9, 2008, 13:08]
Former CEO urges Intel to build car batteries
News He said Intel, with its cash resources, can invest in battery technology and manufacturing to bring down the cost of car batteries, which would drive adoption of plug-in electric cars. Intel has invested in battery technology through its venture...
[December 15, 2008, 12:03]
Toshiba touts slimmer, stronger batteries
News Unlike other components, which often move speedily from blueprint to saleable good, battery technology often takes years to develop and come to market. Ritch Russ, director of Toshiba's battery division, said Ericsson is using the technology in its...
[February 13, 2001, 13:49]
