The Internet of Things is a broad-based term for intelligent RF chips embedded in things we use each day. Some day soon, our toasters, dishwashers, and electric toothbrushes will be sending information about our consumer preferences to manufacturers. Then we hope they use them to refine their products, not to pepper us with targeted advertisements on our social media pages.
Imagine What This Technology Could Do for Battery Health
Batteries have largely been ‘black box’ technology until now, from the consumer’s point of view. They can test their battery’s health across the terminals, but that’s about all that they can do.
Scottish engineers at Dukosi want to implant intelligent chips in lithium batteries. They hope to unlock the ‘battery black box’ by using the internet of things. Because they want to deliver information about batteries online. The team has technology to report on individual cell health too. Moreover their system will record a battery’s lifetime history. As all their images are copyrighted we may only provide this preview.
New Levels of Battery Intelligence via the Internet of Things
This intriguing idea has attracted £2 million funding from curious investors. The general idea is to feed performance information back to scientists, so they can improve their battery designs.
The thought of having online information about residual charge and general battery health excites us. This is a great advance on periodic tests.
The Engineer website confirms the feasibility of chips embedded within individual lithium-ion cells. These would be independent “internet things”, using radio frequency technology to communicate without requiring external wiring, or connectors. This technique will reduce weight, while improving reliability since every connection is a potential failure as a spokesperson explains.
We support this drive by Dukosi to manage, deliver, and store power more efficiently. This is especially important for lithium-ion products, where consumers have adopted a wait and see approach until now.
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