New Li-ion battery recharges 80% capacity in 60 seconds

Addis · 30-03-2005, 12:26 PM

Toshiba’s new NanoBattery might lead to a revolution

One of the biggest limitations in the mobile world is the capabilities (or the lack of it) of the batteries which power the devices to last longer without recharges. However, limitations posed by the present generation of batteries might have restricted the mobile manufacturers to reach the heights that could have been achieved.

Nonetheless, the latest developments from the tech giant Toshiba Corporation might result in a total transformation of this industry. Their latest announcement is about a new lithium-ion battery, which could make long recharge times of the batteries a thing of the past. Impressively, these new batteries attain a charge of around 80% capacity after just 1 minute of recharging.

This recharge capability is around 60 times faster than traditional batteries. In addition, it also enhances the energy density of the cells using the Toshiba’s advancements in nano-material technology for the electric devices. Interestingly, the battery also comes with impressive long life cycle. As per test results, it loses only a minute fraction of the capacity even after thousands of recharges and discharges. In addition, the batteries have performed well at extremely low temperatures.

Toshiba plans to bring these batteries into production next year. During the initial days, they would be serving the automotive and industrial sectors where they could be implemented to power hybrid electric vehicles.

This would be really cool to use in laptops, use use use use then recharge for 5 minutes and use again!

Big B · 30-03-2005, 12:35 PM

That'd be an awesome technology for electric cars too. The biggest to fully electric cars is the recharge time. Of course, laptops and even PDA's would obviously benefit from this as well. I'm curious to know if they'll have it available--at a reasonable price--for older lappys.

Nic · 30-03-2005, 02:40 PM

Yeh that cool, Id love to have one of those for my laptop

ninja fetus · 30-03-2005, 11:36 PM

hail toshiba

Waffle · 30-03-2005, 11:38 PM

60 Seconds...thats insane. Probably take longer than that in reality but still...sweet...

Addis · 31-03-2005, 02:10 PM

It would be a bonus if they could sustain the high charge rate with larger batteries with higher mAh. Like for RC cars, which i love. I wouldn't care if it took 30 minutes to charge, its better than the 3-4 hours for current ni-mh ones. But li-ion bateries are expensive now, and these won't be cheap. *sigh*

Sniper · 31-03-2005, 03:03 PM

thats pretty fast, the future is 60 seconds!

Exfoliate · 31-03-2005, 08:40 PM

That's amazing! 1 minute! Talk about living in the future. That's a pretty cool idea Sniper, take it to the patent office before it's too late!

Sniper · 31-03-2005, 09:34 PM

yeh, will look into it

30-03-2005, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	New Li-ion battery recharges 80% capacity in 60 seconds Toshiba’s new NanoBattery might lead to a revolution One of the biggest limitations in the mobile world is the capabilities (or the lack of it) of the batteries which power the devices to last longer without recharges. However, limitations posed by the present generation of batteries might have restricted the mobile manufacturers to reach the heights that could have been achieved. Nonetheless, the latest developments from the tech giant Toshiba Corporation might result in a total transformation of this industry. Their latest announcement is about a new lithium-ion battery, which could make long recharge times of the batteries a thing of the past. Impressively, these new batteries attain a charge of around 80% capacity after just 1 minute of recharging. This recharge capability is around 60 times faster than traditional batteries. In addition, it also enhances the energy density of the cells using the Toshiba’s advancements in nano-material technology for the electric devices. Interestingly, the battery also comes with impressive long life cycle. As per test results, it loses only a minute fraction of the capacity even after thousands of recharges and discharges. In addition, the batteries have performed well at extremely low temperatures. Toshiba plans to bring these batteries into production next year. During the initial days, they would be serving the automotive and industrial sectors where they could be implemented to power hybrid electric vehicles. This would be really cool to use in laptops, use use use use then recharge for 5 minutes and use again! __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,642 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	That'd be an awesome technology for electric cars too. The biggest to fully electric cars is the recharge time. Of course, laptops and even PDA's would obviously benefit from this as well. I'm curious to know if they'll have it available--at a reasonable price--for older lappys. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

30-03-2005, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Yeh that cool, Id love to have one of those for my laptop __________________

31-03-2005, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	It would be a bonus if they could sustain the high charge rate with larger batteries with higher mAh. Like for RC cars, which i love. I wouldn't care if it took 30 minutes to charge, its better than the 3-4 hours for current ni-mh ones. But li-ion bateries are expensive now, and these won't be cheap. sigh __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 25 Male Posts: 4,436 Times Helpful: 120 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	thats pretty fast, the future is 60 seconds! __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

30-03-2005, 11:36 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	hail toshiba

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Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	60 Seconds...thats insane. Probably take longer than that in reality but still...sweet...

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Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	That's amazing! 1 minute! Talk about living in the future. That's a pretty cool idea Sniper, take it to the patent office before it's too late! __________________

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Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 25 Male Posts: 4,436 Times Helpful: 120 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	yeh, will look into it __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

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