Semi-Solid State Battery Cost Optimization for Robotics (2)
Three years ago, a warehouse automation client asked me a question that has shaped how I quote every robotics project since: “We believe semi-solid is safe…
Sodium-Ion Battery Deployment for Microgrids (Guide)
I have spent the better part of a decade specifying lithium and sodium battery systems for off-grid and weak-grid sites, and microgrids remain the applicat…
Home Energy Storage Cost Optimization for New Homes (2)
I am Karl Huang, a senior lithium battery engineer at Horizon Power, and I spend most of my time walking new homes with framers, electricians, and homeowne…
Lithium Battery Performance for Power Tools: Pulse-Drain
In twelve years of designing lithium battery packs for cordless tools, I have watched more “failed” batteries get replaced for reasons that had nothing to…
Battery Solution Design for Equipment: Enclosure IP
Equipment battery packs fail in the field for reasons that almost never show up on a single-cell datasheet. Over the last eight years of designing batter…
Lithium Battery Testing for Power Tools: Pulse Load
Over the past decade I have personally signed off on lithium battery testing programs for more than forty cordless power tool platforms — drills, impact d…
Battery Solution Cost Optimization for Vehicles: Fleet TCO
# Battery Solution Cost Optimization for Vehicles: Fleet TCO Modeling, Pack Right-Sizing, and Second-Life Residual Value
If you are a fleet manager, an en…
Sodium-Ion Battery Integration for Street Lights (2)
Why Sodium-Ion Is a Serious Fit for Solar Street Lights
Solar street lights live in the worst possible neighbourhood for a battery: a sealed pole-top enclo…
Lithium Battery Design for Mobility Devices: Cell Choice,
I have spent more than a decade designing lithium battery packs for powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and last-mile delivery carts, and if there is o…
Semi-Solid State Battery Reliability for Aerospace (2)
By Karl Huang, Senior Lithium Battery Engineer at Horizon Power — nine years of field returns data from HAPS, large fixed-wing UAVs, and eVTOL prototypes….