Battery Solution Reliability for Sensors: Remote Node
I have spent more than a decade specifying and validating rechargeable power systems for remote monitoring hardware, and if there is one lesson the field…
Lithium Battery Cost Optimization for UPS Systems: Runtime
Why Lithium Battery Cost Optimization for UPS Systems Matters Now
After twelve years of designing backup power systems — first with valve-regulated lead-ac…
Semi-Solid State Battery Testing for EV Packs: Abuse and
Over the past eleven years I have signed off on battery validation programs for everything from racing drones to forklift packs, and the questions I get mo…
Home Energy Storage Testing for Apartments: Balcony-Mount
When my landlord first emailed me about a tenant complaint on the sixth floor — “the battery box on the balcony is making a clicking sound at night” — I k…
Battery Solution Performance for Robotics: Peak-Power
When procurement teams ask me how to evaluate a battery solution performance robotics spec sheet, I always tell them the headline capacity number is the le…
Sodium-Ion Battery Reliability for Backup Power (2)
Over the past eleven years I have specified, tested, and commissioned backup power systems on three continents, and the failure reports I keep on my shelf…
Semi-Solid State Battery Design for Storage: Rack-Scale
Six months ago I stood in front of a 20-foot container that was supposed to be our flagship semi-solid state storage product, and the thermal imagery told…
Battery Solution Testing for Robotics: HIL Duty-Cycle
What a “Robotics-Grade” Battery Solution Actually Has to Survive
Most cell datasheets are written for either handheld electronics or electric vehicles, so…
Home Energy Storage Design for Farms: Dust-Proof
Why Farm Energy Storage Is a Different Engineering Problem
Most residential battery guides are written for suburban homes with clean garages, stable grid p…
Sodium-Ion Battery Performance for Microgrids: Round-Trip
Over the past decade I have commissioned more microgrid battery systems than I can count — island resorts in Southeast Asia, mining camps in Inner Mongoli…