Semi-Solid-State Battery Manufacturing Capex Guide
I have spent eleven years on cell lines, and the questions that come out of procurement meetings these days are rarely about chemistry. They are about mone…
Home Energy Storage for Home Recording Studios
Every studio quote I write starts with a meter review rather than a capacity chart. A home recording studio is one of the least obvious applications for h…
Lithium Battery for Utility Task Vehicles and UTVs
My name is Karl Huang, senior lithium battery engineer, and a large part of my work is spent in the field with fleet owners rather than at a drawing board….
Battery Solution for Electric Snow Plow Fleets
My name is Karl Huang, senior lithium battery engineer, and I spend most of my winter in fleet yards rather than in offices. Every year the same call comes…
Sodium-Ion Battery Charging: Charge Limits and SOC Window
Why Sodium Chemistry Needs Its Own Charg Limits
Twelve years of my career went on lithium iron phosphate packs for forklifts and stationary racks. In the l…
Semi-Solid State Battery Preheating Before Charging
Winter fleet callbacks are the ugliest kind of design review. The vehicle has sat outside all night and the driver wants to leave on time, but the charger…
Battery Solution for Trams and Trolleybuses
Overhead line voltage sags on a hot afternoon and the timetable slips by two minutes before anyone explains why. I have spent eleven years specifying lithi…
Home Energy Storage for Home Gym and Treadmill Loads
Eight years in lithium battery engineering teach you that the hardest installs are rarely the biggest ones. The last one I commissioned was a five kilowat…
Lithium Battery for Cordless Framing Nailers
Sixteen penny nails into a stud wall do not sound like a hard job for a battery, but a cordless framing nailer is one of the harshest power tool loads we s…
Sodium-Ion Battery for Mobile Signage and Event Trailers
Standing beside a signage trailer at 5:40 in the morning, in November, on a wet fairground, gives you an honest view of what mobile power really means. The…