Monday, March 28, 2011

Batteries that charge in 2 minutes

Researchers have found a way to accelerate battery charging, and interesting proportions: about 2 minutes to charge a lithium ion battery to 90%. The principle is simple: reduce the distance for the electrons. Overall, the loading rate is related to distance, and time increases exponentially with distance.

The new structure, which uses tiny polystyrene spheres (1.8 microns) coated nickel cathode and anode to approach, therefore serves to reduce the distance for the electrons. Earnings are sensitive to lithium ion batteries, with a 90% load in less than two minutes and a loading of 75% in 1 minute.

For NiMH batteries, still widely used, it is even faster: 2.7 seconds to charge batteries to 75% and less than 20 seconds to reach 90%. Interesting technology, the structure is not complicated to produce and mass production should be possible soon. Remains to be seen if the technology is not safe long-term health of the batteries.

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