Within the medical device market, lithium-ion batteries power everything from miniature implantable products, to large hospital capital equipment. Delivering the utmost safety and reliability to our patients requires a unique focus on requirements and a clear understanding of the conditions-of-use. Here, we will examine how these aspects influence the design and use of lithium-ion cells and packs in medical devices.

The policy-driven change of PFAS chemicals to their environmentally-benign substitutes is underway worldwide. Fluorinated electrode binders are at the focal point, as the production of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially in the past decade for EV applications, and also, the projected growth of battery production for grid energy storage for green energy transformation. In this presentation, I will discuss the evolution of electrode binders, along with the rise of lithium-ion batteries for consumer electronics, EV, and stationary storage.

The EU Parliament adopted new battery regulations this past year. Within these regulations is a path to making all batteries easily replaceable. Although the intent is to minimize waste, there has yet to be a comprehensive study that this type of legislation will improve recycling of batteries and battery raw materials. Removable batteries may set back the consumer electronics clock 15 years, or more. Unintended results of this legislation will be discussed in this presentation.

Octet Scientific is revolutionizing performance in aqueous battery technologies through additive design. The electrolyte chemistry in a battery cell is critically important for performance, cost, and safety. However, current aqueous battery technologies are using off-the-shelf additives developed for other industries in their electrolyte. We will discuss how optimized additive chemistry improves energy density, lengthens battery life, and increases efficiency.

A steep rise in the use of micromobility and light EV batteries emerged across major cities in the United States and around the world. This presentation will provide an update on the 2021-2023 crisis that unfolded in New York City, and how product safety standards and third-party certification provided a solution enabling the market instead of banning it. A guide to UL battery and battery-operated product standards will be provided as well as insight on new EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542.

Desire for battery innovation continues to grow at a remarkable pace. At Dell, we are often presented with new ideas and breakthrough technologies. This talk will introduce how we look at advancements in technology for our products, and ultimately, the experiences and features we deliver to our customers.

California has banned all new sales of fuel-powered equipment and other trends have targeted specific fuel-powered equipment. Similar to autos, a traditional ICE industry showcases battery adoption trends and hurdles within the outdoor power equipment sector. OPEI is an international trade association representing more than 100 manufacturers and their suppliers of gas and electric-powered outdoor power and transport equipment, with domestic shipments of nearly 40 million products each year.

The global smart home security camera market size, wireless and wired combined, is increasing year over year and has reached over $7 billion dollars in 2022. The reliability and safety performance of the battery cells in the wireless space is more demanding than ever. More advanced features with higher resolution and more versatile motion detection demands higher energy density. More creative installation and usage scenarios demand more rigorous battery protection mechanisms both in both HW and SW designs. The talk aims to inform and share some of the lessons learned to balance these competing priorities and to select the best cells for these adverse applications.

LFP has emerged as a popular battery chemistry due to low cost and easy availability of raw materials. Energy density has been recently improved by adding Mn, resulting in LMFP. Both chemistries have extremely flat voltage profiles, increasing accuracy requirements to the measurement system, and requiring a novel gauging algorithm. LMFP has some additional complications due to two flat portions. This presentation will discuss solutions for these problems in detail.

Li-ion batteries are used in many products. With the substantially increasing demand, longevity extension of the batteries is desired. Avoiding full-charging by smart-charging works for today’s Li-ion batteries. However, next-generation batteries may have different degradation regions. This talk explains an example of degradation regions for the next-generation battery, and introduces an even smarter-charging algorithm, adaptive battery usage window.

Despite great improvements across the battery industry in manufacturing and quality monitoring, the ever-growing ubiquity of lithium-ion batteries has resulted in a proportional increase in battery failures, and much higher public scrutiny. Now, more than ever, being able to determine if a battery was the initiator or victim of a thermal event has become critical when fielding a device containing a lithium-ion battery. In this talk, we’ll highlight Exponent’s experience in dealing with various types of battery fire investigations, from failure due to external heating, to user abuse, and failures due to manufacturing or design defects.