Semi-Solid State Battery Manufacturing for Aerospace
I still remember the first time a semi-solid state battery came off our pilot line and hit 410 Wh/kg on the formation cycle. As Karl Huang, Senior Lithium…
Lithium Battery Testing for UPS Systems
I have spent the better part of fifteen years with a multimeter in one hand and a thermocouple harness in the other, and if there is one application that p…
Battery Solution Integration for Sensors
Sensors are the quiet workhorses of the modern industrial world. From soil-moisture probes in remote agriculture fields to vibration monitors bolted onto w…
Home Energy Storage Testing for New Homes
When a new home is handed over to its owner, the home energy storage system is often the least-tested piece of the entire electrical install. As Karl Huang…
Battery Solution Safety for Equipment
Why Equipment Battery Safety Is a Different Problem
When I started designing battery solutions for industrial equipment fifteen years ago, I carried over t…
Semi-Solid State Battery Testing for Storage
When I first started qualifying lithium battery packs for grid and commercial storage back in 2014, the test plan for a conventional pouch cell was already…
Battery Solution Safety for Vehicles: An Engineer’s
Why Vehicle Battery Safety Is a System Property, Not a Cell Spec
When a fleet manager or an OEM asks me to design a battery solution for a vehicle, the fir…
Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturing for Street Lights
When people picture a battery breakthrough, they imagine electric cars or drone battery packs humming over a field. In my twelve years as a senior lithium…
Lithium Battery Testing for Solar Kits
When a customer asks me how we validate a lithium battery pack before it ships inside a solar kit, I give the same answer I give every procurement manager:…
Battery Solution Safety for Sensors
Sensors are everywhere now: industrial IoT nodes, environmental monitors, smart meters, agricultural soil probes, pipeline pressure transducers, and even t…