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| Thread ID: 139291 | 2015-04-07 04:54:00 | Promising but a way off | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 1398189 | 2015-04-07 04:54:00 | Always a bit skeptical about promised improvements, but fingers crossed. www.engadget.com |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1398190 | 2015-04-07 06:59:00 | Great battery - but who wants to go back to suitcase sized phones? Or laptops the size of phone booths? ;) Or option B/. ~ charging your portable appliance 3 times per hour |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1398191 | 2015-04-07 07:50:00 | You read it different to me. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1398192 | 2015-04-07 20:23:00 | Sounds good to me.... | pctek (84) | ||
| 1398193 | 2015-04-07 20:55:00 | You read it different to me . This bit seems like a giant leap to gigantism ~ [quote] . . . aluminum cells only carry 40 watts of electricity per kilogram compared to lithium's 100 to 206 W/kg power density . [\quote] Would that be like having the bulk of a truck with a load carrying capacity approaching that of a bicycle? ;) Perhaps they envision a hybrid phone with a wind turbine on top to get a quick top-up as you run smartly downhill? Still, with the rate that exploding lithium batteries are wiping out users, the aluminium cells will rise triumphant from the ashes with the added benefits that Aluphones will not only provide a useful umbrella for the user when held overhead, they will simultaneously give many of the features of a foil hat . If it is also "As Seen On TV", success seems assured . |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1398194 | 2015-04-07 22:11:00 | It's still in the prototype stage and would hopefully improve energy density wise. Even if it doesn't though it still has promise, things like off grid solar power are made uneconomical because of the cost of buying and regularly replacing batteries but physical size is not as important. If these could replace deep cycle lead acid at a cheaper cost with a longer life cycle for example it could be revolutionary. That's if these cells can supply the sort of current lead acid does. Point is cell phones are not the only game in town when it comes to new battery technology. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1398195 | 2015-04-07 23:58:00 | Must say, a spaciest when I asked him about a proposed improvement in his specialty , said always beware of improvements in the future, you mostly never hear about them again, but let us hope for the best in this battery, sounds good. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1398196 | 2015-04-08 06:33:00 | Reminds me of my youth when we had a 32 volt lighting system, a Lister Kerosene engine driving a generator charging a bank of "Knife" steel alkaline cells of 1.3 volts each. These batteries lasted for ever but where very large and heavy for the power they produced. These batteries were useful in situations where size and weight were not a problem. The Aluminium (Aluminum USA) ion cells currently produce just under 2 volts a cell and are highly resistant to overcharge damage. They will probably increase the capacity in much the same way as in the lead acid batteries by making the plates thinner with more of them. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1398197 | 2015-04-09 23:58:00 | , said always beware of improvements in the future, you mostly never hear about them again, If ever you hear "in 5-10 years" , that often means it will never happen :-) now wheres my flying car we were promised 30 years ago. |
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