Implantable medical devices are able to treat more medical conditions than ever before and are providing more convenience for patients in the form of smaller implants, fewer replacement surgeries, enhanced communication functions that enable remote management, and less recharging time. These improvements create new demands for power source technologies which have continued to advance to meet the needs of these important applications. Advances include higher power and energy lithium primary batteries as well as high energy rechargeable batteries which can be rapidly charged, all of which of have useful lifetimes of ten or more years.

Battery technology is evolving rapidly. This presents some unique challenges to the medical device industry. Safety, quality and reliability, combined with long application life cycles have triggered a transformation in the way products, and batteries, are designed and developed in Philips. Innovation centered around connectivity and modularity are key drivers in the future of medical devices and health-tech. Platforms and standardization form an integral part of the solution.

The concept of a mobile device that can charge in minutes is an attractive idea for many users. However, there are many tradeoffs and practical considerations that make achieving this ideal difficult in reality. In this presentation, we will discuss both potential methods of fast-charge implementation and their benefits along with the tradeoffs in battery and system design.

Fast and full battery charging enhances user experience in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and IOT devices. However, it accelerates battery degradation, resulting in less battery longevity. This session talks about machine-learning/deep-learning application to battery charging, optimizing charging scheme and extending battery longevity while maintaining user experience. The technology is also expected to enhance sustainability and reduce the cost of ownership as it requires less battery replacement.

A consideration of fast charging impact on consumer electronics; including economics, safety, speed, and thermal issues. Advantages of new battery materials and consideration of hybrid battery and energy recovery systems. 

LeydenJar develops 100% pure silicon anodes with a unique PECVD production process. Since 2020, LeydenJar presents a market-high energy density of 1350 Wh/L, boosting energy density by 70%. After a successful investment round in 2021 is the fast-growing team currently implementing the anode technology in the first applications.

DEWALT is the world's first major power tool brand to use pouch format technology for the construction industry. DEWALT 20V MAX POWERSTACK batteries have 50% more power, are 25% smaller and 15% lighter. The design brings significantly improved product ergonomics, power density, and cycle life through format change from industry-standard cylindrical construction to pouch multi-tab construction, advanced materials, and new pack construction techniques.

To protect consumer electronics devices against accelerated battery deterioration and expansion, a “smart” approach is needed. Considering time at high voltage and high temperatures, while also incorporating user behavior patterns and adding machine learning/AI to help improve the user experience.

Wide range of consumer and industrial applications have moved from relatively steady load to highly dynamic loads both in terms of current range and intermittent occurrence. Simple filtering can handle high-frequency noise, but handling persistent and repeatable high loads over the duration of several seconds requires a completely different approach. Update of battery model parameters has to consider load variability. Battery model itself has to account for wide frequency range dynamics. Additionally, as repeatable load patterns are now a norm rather than the exception, it makes sense to use them in definition the end of discharge, discharge duration, state of power, and state of health. This presentation covers the key differentiating factors of gauging and power optimization for applications with dynamic loads.

BMS manufacturers have added SMBus commands to help support "Turbo Mode" in portable system processors. These commands allow a system to determine the magnitude and duration the battery can supply to the system. This presentation covers the commands and how to utilize them. This understanding allows users to support high power pulsed loads without fear of undervoltage conditions, or to tailor the load to what the battery can supply.

The ongoing issues resulting from the pandemic have raised concerns worldwide about supply chain integrity. The 'Just In Time' supply chain model, material and component shortages, as well as port congestion, have all contributed to product availability. This presentation will discuss how all of this affected the battery sector for consumer electronics.

This presentation will include a current update on the global compliance requirements for small to mid-format battery packs. I will cover required standards for compliance, number of samples and lead times as well as common issues and concerns to be aware of.

This presentation by UL will cover recent updates to consumer battery safety certification programs, such as household applications and micromobility. In addition, as applications cross over into commercial-use cases such as robots and augmented, mixed, and virtual reality equipment, UL will share where new end product applications will derive battery safety standard and certification for the North American market.

Limited research has been publicly available regarding the effects of electrode gaps in prismatic lithium-ion cells with respect to materials and performance degradation, or lithium plating. A systematic study was performed on prismatic cells cycled at elevated temperatures. The safety aspects of the cells with electrode gapping is evaluated using accelerating rate calorimetry (ARC). The evolution of gaps was monitored using X-ray computed tomography (CT) analysis. Our study demonstrates the correlations between as-manufactured electrode gaps and their performance and safety consequences. Understanding the thermal stability of prismatic lithium-ion cells during their lifecycle is necessary for risk mitigation in numerous applications.