Semi-Solid State Battery Performance for EV Packs
When a fleet engineer or an EV platform lead asks me to qualify a cell chemistry for a next-generation pack, the conversation has shifted. Two years ago it…
Semi-Solid State Battery vs Lithium-Ion: A Buyer Comparison
When a procurement manager or a fleet engineer asks me — Karl Huang, Senior Lithium Battery Engineer at Horizon Power — “should we buy a semi-s…
Semi-Solid State Battery for Defense and Tactical Power
Over the past four years, one request has reached my bench more than any other from defense and public-safety integrators: give us the energy density of hi…
Drone Battery Performance for Racing Drones
When a racing drone crosses the start gate, the only thing standing between a podium finish and a mid-air cutoff is the drone battery bolted to its frame….
Drone Battery Testing for Racing Drones: Abuse
Every racer remembers their first pack fire. Mine was at a regional FPV meet in 2019, when a hard crash folded a 6S LiPo against a tree root and the pack w…
Drone Battery Design for Inspection UAVs: Engineering (2)
When people ask me what makes a good drone battery, they usually mean energy density or flight time. After fifteen years engineering packs for commercial…
Drone Battery Cost Optimization for Delivery Drones
Why Battery Cost Defines the Economics of Delivery Drone Fleets
When I first started designing power systems for last-mile delivery UAVs back in 2019, most…
Drone Battery Reliability for Mapping UAVs: A FRACAS-Driven
Why Mapping Missions Are Unforgiving on Battery Reliability
I have spent more than a decade on the lithium cell side of the unmanned-systems industry, and…
Drone Battery Performance for Racing Drones: Lap-by-Lap
When a pilot hands me a racing drone and asks “how do I make this faster,” the answer is almost never “put in a bigger battery.” After fifteen years buildi…
Drone Battery Testing for Racing Drones: A Field Engineer’s
Over the past decade at Horizon Power, where I serve as a Senior Lithium Battery Engineer, I have qualified hundreds of high-discharge packs for FPV racing…