Lithium-ion rechargeable Laptop battery status and challenges and future directions of development of an interview with the practical stage for many years before the study in the development, known as the father of lithium Parents Chief Executive of Sony, Executive Director of the Spanish-American thread. (Interviewer: Security Hideo)

Q: Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are used to expand the way up?

West: 90 years in the 20th century, the import issue, we once made home video cameras, and MD players, AV products such as the application of lithium-ion rechargeable battery goal. But this time a very small production alone can fully satisfy the market simply did not anticipate that the IBM ThinkPad T40 battery will become consumer products.

However, soon begin using lithium-ion laptop battery, this market began to grow rapidly. We learn that at that time played a computer makers “from New York to Los Angeles route five hours without charges,” the ads have played an important role. Another period of universal prosperity and promoting the development of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries for notebook computers, and cell phone.

In the 21st century, lithium-ion batteries has begun to have digital cameras, power tools (PowerTool) and game consoles such as adoption. The face of the building society low-carbon future requirements in the time it is estimated will use in future hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, industrial and domestic fixed power expansion.

Lithium-ion rechargeable Dell Inspiron E1705 battery with technological development, its energy density is increasing each year. To ensure safety measures can be combined. These measures have contributed to market expansion.

Q: To improve the energy density is the key to what? Energy density of the future will be raised?

West: to improve the energy density of batteries, there are two ways. Firstly, to produce electricity without reducing the contribution of the Ministry of material, such as thinning of positive and negative electrodes of the collector body and the diaphragm to reduce the binder and conductive auxiliary material. In short, through the battery designed to improve. But the limits of this approach.

Another method is to increase the active electrode (positive and negative) of the unit of weight or capacity per unit volume. The material development has long been underway. LiCoO2 cathode of lithium-ion rechargeable hp PP2182D battery early start to close at nearly the theoretical limit of the ability to use, totally dependent on improving the performance capacity of the battery anode.

For example, the initial negative lithium-ion rechargeable battery using carbon (coke), its capacity 250mAh / g around the initial charge, discharge efficiency, but about 80%. And now, the negative carbon (graphite) the ability to infinitely close to the theoretical capacity of 372mAh / g, the initial efficiency of over 95%. The energy density, respectively, in the 200Wh/kg early 80Wh/kg to 600Wh/kg present 220Wh/kg.

However, the negative carbon (graphite) under the condition of the sony VGP-BPS2A battery capacity has now almost reached the theoretical limit, it is imperative that the development of a new generation of negative. Other material of tin (Sn) and silicon (Si), the old theory, three times the capacity of graphite, which is 10 times higher than in graphite.

On the other hand, the cathode material in terms of capacity and basic living is not progress. Capacity larger than LiCoO2 cathode are LiNiO2 is expected at the cathode is increased by 10 ~ 20%. However, LiNiO2 the issue of security is very broad, is virtually useless.

Recently, some products are used in lithium-ion battery voltage toshiba PA3399U-1BAS battery to 4.2 V or more, such as 4.4V, the value of discharge current is the same as the energy capacity (Wh) increase cathode material.

As indicated above, at least in terms of negative from the material capacity is correct.

Q: To improve the energy density, should pay attention to what is the problem?

West: using demand side is not necessarily limited to capacity. Emphasis on output characteristics of certain purposes, such as power tools, while the satellite with the auxiliary power focused on the characteristics of the cycle. Sometimes requires cycles to reach 15 million times, far more than the apple iBook G4 12 inch battery from the computer.

Must take to meet the above requirements of materials and design methods. Of course, all properties have excellent battery is nonexistent. The emphasis on performance, depending on what is to decide what battery to use materials and adopt design.

And, not only to meet these multiple requirements, the safety of this important and indispensable element should be compliance. Consequently, the resulting safety factors must be considered and what is the nature of matter and how to develop materials to reduce these factors.

For example, if, as mentioned above, to SI as a negative, the negative capacity of carbon materials can reach more than 10 times, but also consider other features (such as load characteristics and the characteristics of cycle) and security. In addition, if we adopt the SI followed the cathode material of origin in order to maintain a balance with the negative, positive living matter worth increased to 10 times the thickness of coating. But in fact it is not possible.

Given this, only individual to improve the negative, not to improve the characteristics of the TravelMate 290 battery itself, but also need to re-consider the positive electrode, electrolyte and separator and all other materials.

Finally, to ensure the security problems faced by developers face. Top of battery power is sealed in a narrow space limitations. And use a bit of a slow release of energy. Sometimes, however, for some reason, a sudden release of energy. Cause an accident.

Devoting more resources to the energy released could be higher, thus a higher risk. Therefore, the higher the energy density, safety measures, the most important.

Increasing the energy capacity, with the corresponding security VGP-BPS2B measures essential for development.

Q: What are the essential safety measures?

West: As already mentioned, due to higher energy density, the greater the risk, so that security issues more important.

No single cause of the accident. Need to understand the positive active material, negative active material, electrolyte, separator and a satchel and all others in the process of loading and unloading of the moving mechanism and its impact safety.

Recently, the cost of increased competition, the technical side and the seller proposed to reduce the cost of production sites have become more demanding. Although you may think replaced by cheaper materials and shorten the manufacturing cycle and other methods, but the technical aspects to take into account those pairs of Dell 6Y270 battery performance, particularly in security, the impact for the maintenance of a place can not make concessions attitude.

On the other hand, the concern is not without the aid of the party not in compliance with the design of the battery using the designated location request. I also heard that because of the construction machine side strongly demands for fast, its temptations, the charging voltage is designed to limit the phenomenon of over 4.2 V is also beginning to emerge.

In the lithium-ion rechargeable battery run time, the battery technicians and sales personnel to use the side with an introduction to the technical team, clearly tell everyone what to do and not do. Now, sales are run by companies, fewer and fewer such scenes.

Q: How to improve the resistance of young technical staff?

West: Lithium-ion rechargeable hp 367759-001 battery with the original battery is different from other chemicals, non-electric material elements of knowledge but also wide. These include organic chemistry (electrolyte, binder, diaphragm), polymer chemistry (divide, linking, gel electrolyte), metal (positive and negative collecting agency), ceramic (positive living material), the carbon materials (anode), etc..

In addition, lithium-ion rechargeable toshiba PA3534U-1BRS battery applications wide range of fields, use the method (charge and discharge conditions) are also diverse, so also need to understand the application of the machine a little. Therefore, can not lock us in “I’m positive expert, a narrow zone. In command of a wide range of knowledge (even if you can sit in the cars), then, should be established areas of expertise.

Q: Could you tell us about the problems of system management.

West: I hope that manufacturers of batteries, remember that more attention should be given regarding the cost principles of quality and safety. Otherwise, no matter how to improve the energy density and output characteristics, eventually becoming a mirage.

You want to use lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and battery production in the exchange of technical personnel to go to learn more about lithium-ion rechargeable apple PowerBook G4 15 inch battery is used. Of course, this issue is not only machine, hand building, the designer of the battery must also pay attention.