Battery Management Systems - Battery Power Magazine
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Diagnose A Problem Before It Begins<br />
Inside this issue of<br />
March/April 2010<br />
Volume 14, Issue 2<br />
starting at<br />
$<br />
2,495<br />
Editor’s Choice<br />
GM Builds First Lithium-Ion <strong>Battery</strong> for<br />
Chevrolet Volt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
3554<br />
<strong>Battery</strong><br />
HiTester<br />
60VDC<br />
maximum<br />
between terminals<br />
• 60 Volt Range<br />
• Auto-hold &<br />
Auto-Data Storage<br />
• Enhanced resistance<br />
against UPS noise<br />
$<br />
2195 $<br />
439 95 $<br />
219 95 $<br />
2495<br />
• Store up to 4800 sets<br />
of data<br />
• USB PC Interface<br />
• Data management<br />
PC software<br />
...you need products you can depend on.<br />
Nextreme and Infinite <strong>Power</strong> Solutions<br />
Announce Thin-Film Thermal Charger<br />
Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6<br />
Features<br />
<strong>Battery</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Systems</strong>: On-Board<br />
Versus Off-Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 8<br />
Low ESR Electrochemical Double Layer<br />
Capacitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 10<br />
Are You Charging Your Stationary<br />
Lead-Acid Batteries Properly . . . . . . . . p 14<br />
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How Safe<br />
Are Lithium-Ion Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . .p 18<br />
New Products<br />
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 20<br />
ICs and Semiconductors . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 21<br />
<strong>Power</strong> Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 23<br />
Charging & Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 24<br />
Eaton <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Systems</strong><br />
Aboard the World’s Largest<br />
Cruise Ship, page 6<br />
Toshiba’s New <strong>Battery</strong> Line,<br />
page 20<br />
Charge Up Without<br />
Plugging In, page 24<br />
3197<br />
<strong>Power</strong> Quality Analyzer<br />
3453<br />
Digital MΩ HiTester<br />
3454-11<br />
Digital MΩ HiTester<br />
3455-01<br />
High Voltage HiTester<br />
Measures:<br />
• <strong>Power</strong> & <strong>Power</strong> Factor<br />
• Active/Reactive Energy<br />
• Demand kWh<br />
• Load Changes (graph display)<br />
• Transient voltage/Inrush current<br />
Efficient Insulation Measurement<br />
• 125 V/40 M, 250 V/2000 M,<br />
500 V/2000 M, 1000 V/4000 M<br />
• Backlit Digital Display<br />
• Built-in memory<br />
• Auto discharge<br />
Insulation Resistance Tester<br />
• 250 V DC/500 V DC/1000 V DC<br />
• Comparator function<br />
• AC Voltage up to 750V<br />
• Built-in safety cover<br />
• Auto discharge<br />
5KV Compact Performance<br />
• Test Voltage 250V to 5kV<br />
• Measure insulation of high voltage<br />
equipment up to 5T Ω<br />
• Auto Calculate & Display PI and DAR<br />
• Data Storage & USB Interface<br />
Departments<br />
Industry News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 26<br />
Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 29<br />
Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 29<br />
Research & Development . . . . . . . . . . . p 30<br />
From Argonne National<br />
Lab to the Marketplace,<br />
page 30<br />
6 C O R P O R AT E D R I V E • C R A N B U R Y, N E W J E R S E Y<br />
P H O N E : 6 0 9 . 4 0 9 . 9 1 0 9 • FA X : 6 0 9 . 4 0 9 . 9 1 0 8<br />
w w w. h i o k i u s a . c o m<br />
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