Archive for July, 2010

“Chunlan core” to help promote new energy vehicles

Posted by admin on July 20, 2010
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Chunlan development of “new energy vehicle electronic control system development and industrialization”, recently the Ministry of Industry and in 2010 the national electronic information industry development fund project tender bid to become the “Automotive Electronics and Intelligent Transportation,” the first major project tender sub The only winning unit.

It is understood that Chunlan power battery management system application of the domestic “Godson” chip, the chip is a battery of supporting environmental protection products, can extend battery time between failures, improve the utilization of the battery power and reduce maintenance costs and operating costs, with cost-effective, practical, good, advanced technology, safety and reliability. At the same time, Chunlan also applied other independent IP core Ji Shu, Ji Cheng Hou application, Jiang Xin Hao Nengjiejueduo channel sampling and volume of the battery voltage Bian Hua Gao Jingdu Celiang other technical Wen Ti, Zhi Chi Duozhongzhengju technology platform of the traction battery management system Goujia, battery management system can improve the function of each unit, interface standards, network communication such as adaptability and versatility.

The winning project Chunlan new topic will focus on new energy automotive vehicle electronic control the use of technology to meet the requirements of electric vehicles, power control technology to manufacturing technology and process technology to achieve technological achievements as a link to surface conversion to product function to market development as the outcome of the application of such a study area and to achieve its industrialization, so that more new energy cars use the word “Chunlan core.”

Rooftop solar photovoltaic system

Posted by admin on July 19, 2010
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Sikorsky Aviation Corporation has launched the first solar panel array. The company in its city of Stratford, Conn., factory installed on new construction roof 450 solar panels.

Solar photovoltaic system is expected to generate 106,250 kwh of clean electricity annually. The company estimates that its environmental benefits in the environment the equivalent of removing 72,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, 53 pounds of nitrogen oxides and 31 pounds of sulfur dioxide.

Soltage Sikorsky built the solar energy station. The renewable energy company will also own the PV system ownership and operation of the system of all funds and project funds. Under the contract, Sikorsky will be fixed-rate purchase of the system to produce electricity. Connecticut Clean Energy Fund grant for the Soltage 25,351,500 U.S. dollars, accounting for four percent Soltage equipment costs.

Connecticut about five years ago introduced the nation’s most generous solar energy incentive programs to help the dozens of solar companies grow, but the national subsidy funds have been exhausted.

Exports grew faster the battery industry , before May this year

Posted by admin on July 15, 2010
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1-5 months, the battery  industry, total exports of 3.07 billion U.S. dollars, up 25.1%, increase compared with January to April increased by 2.3 percentage points Latitude D830 battery .

1-5 months, primary cells and primary batteries total exports of 9.67 billion, up 23.8%; total export amount of 630 million U.S. dollars, up 20.1%. Total exports of 970 million batteries, up 29.1%; total export value of 2.37 billion U.S. dollars, up 26.5%.

Volt lithium group warranty program

Posted by admin on July 14, 2010
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Dow Jones reported that General Motors on July 14 in his battery factory in Michigan held a news conference to formally announce its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid lithium group warranty program.

GM says the Chevrolet Volt lithium batteries for GM’s 164 components to provide up to 8 years, the mileage of 100,000 miles of warranty. Volt lithium batteries U4873 battery thermal control systems, charging systems and electrical drive components are included in the warranty.

GM Chevrolet Volt will be the first to enter the U.S. market, large market plug-in hybrid. The car’s lithium group life capacity of up to 40 miles, 120-volt power supply under the one-time charge time is 8 to 10 hours, 240 V power supply state in the charge time can be reduced to 4 hours.

GM global electronic system Micky Bly, managing director, said in a statement: “General introduction of the warranty program is to enable consumers Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid with more confidence.”

Laptop Battery Life Problems

Posted by admin on July 14, 2010
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Basically the core issue of purchasing a laptop to splurge on vehement or high-speed gaming lies in the matter of the CPU processor. It is possible that you may get overwhelmed with all the available selections of processor and its upgrade in the market. If you find your laptop acting slower or not approaching your expected speed then you may want to consider of getting a new processor to upgrade your old. But before you select right processor for upgrade, remember to look at the socket form of your laptop. This task can be done using several free programs on the internet such as Lavalys and Everest. The most common ones are the Socket M or P.

Although the socket type may not influence the performance, being aware of it could help to determine the most compatible type of processors for your laptop. Take an example that your slot is the Socket M. You may find your head spinning or cracking out of nothing due to plethora of processors as well as the specifications available to you. However, to upgrade processor you need not consider the overall specs as there are only few significant ones you should take into account. Firstly, it is certainly the processor’s brand. Even within Intel itself, you have several types such as Celeron and Pentium.

Most laptops will function with Pentium M, Celeron or Core 2 processors. The latter is literally more superior. Next is to consider the clock speed. Generally the range is between one to three GHz and higher number indicates better speed. The clock speed is actually the real speed of the processor. But these factors do not work independently, as there may be circumstances where the Core 2 processor can perform better than the Celeron processor with a higher clock speed. Other factors that may affect the performance of a CPU processor are the Cache and Core count. The dual core processor is capable of doubling the clock speed so if you happen to buy the Core 2 Duo laptop with a 2.17 GHz clock speed, the real speed is actually 4.34 GHz. However, not all games or programs can support the dual-core so you need to look out for compatibility factor.

For those who intend to upgrade processor for more power, dual core should be appropriate although the Quad Core processors are available but way pricier than the dual type. Cache, on the other hand, functions as a buffer between your RAM and the processor. The faster your Cache is, your laptop will perform faster. In such economical times, price is said to be most prominent factor for all consumers. Do not be trapped by the high prices but always look for the most suitable components for your laptop.

China International Battery Seminar

Posted by admin on July 13, 2010
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Participating in the chemical and physical power by the Chinese Association hosted the 2010 China International Battery Seminar, listened to foreign companies and experts in view of the battery industry and the latest developments at home and abroad.
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Energy security is the new car manufacturers and battery manufacturers to consider the elements of the first recognized. Although the battery cathode material based solutions have been material progress, in theory, the current long battery safety compliance program; but comparing laptop, cell phone battery explosion probability per million, the current high-power battery production scale enough to test the effect has not yet reached the degree of probability; some research also shows that when consumers buy cars for the safety of new energy vehicles also have reservations about. Meeting of the Japan, the United States, Germany, China and other major new energy car manufacturers, battery makers say security is their top priority considered, Japan’s Toyota, Nissan and other enterprises, especially Stress them in this area good operating records and experience. At the same time the U.S. and Japan have in their funds in the training of new energy vehicles for consumers the basic knowledge and use of the Code project.

Face to guide policy and national financial support. United States, Japan and Europe by road emissions regulations limit consumer purchases of motor vehicles on the one hand, laws and regulations will be limited to a fine of from to choose energy-efficient cars, on the other hand, Japan, European countries and U.S. states have different levels of subsidies and tax policy. Guidance from the national level, Japan and the United States to do better. Led by the NEDO of Japan, unified planning, and then funds are disbursed to various sectors of the industry chain (including companies and universities), so that the parties at the national level to achieve strategic unity. The United States has ARRA, enterprises and universities to apply for the State means the fund for financial support. China is not a unified platform for building and also may cause blind over-investment. It has been revealed in the second half will have a specific plan put new energy vehicles, including specific support for the direction and financing.

The United States located in the basic research and development, Japan and South Korea located in the battery manufacturing and processing, China located in the battery material. From the current trends, we believe that the United States in the battery and materials start as early as basic research, innovative well, and this advantage will remain. Japan and South Korea have experience in battery manufacturing and accumulation, the battery industry sectors in the manufacturing process is particularly crucial, Japan and South Korea in this regard has inherent advantages. In recent years, production costs passed on, the battery company in China became South Korea’s raw material base. China’s lithium resources are natural advantages, and in battery manufacturing is gradually entering the first. We believe that this trend, a new energy future global demand for automotive batteries will eventually come from Chinese-made battery materials.

The performance of battery materials continuously upgrade value car companies have chosen to remain stable and continuous supply. The conference invited speakers can be highly representative of the global battery industry direction, we observed lead-acid batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, lithium batteries, cathode materials and electrolyte are different levels of research breakthroughs. The car battery business, and enterprises, the maturity of commercial product launches, the first is the need to ensure safety and reliability, they will tend to choose stable performance, batch to batch consistency of good material suppliers.

China’s 2012 target: reduce the cost ¥ 2/Wh battery or below, the energy density increased to 120Wh/kg or more, the power density increased to 1000W/kg or more, cycle life 2000 times.

Battery energy storage system applications. Battery manufacturers to actively seek opportunities for high-energy lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries for energy storage of renewable energy systems, Japan has been preparing for the future in this test run 1MW energy storage system.

South Korea plans to develop rechargeable battery industry

Posted by admin on July 12, 2010
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According to South Korean media reports, South Korean investment in the next ten years up to 15 trillion won (about 12.5 billion U.S. dollars) that in the global rechargeable battery market dominance. South Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy said South Korea’s Samsung and LG in the global rechargeable battery market, currently has a 38% market share, but the rechargeable batteries used in components and technology, the actual market share of Korean companies less than 20%.

According to report, with the mobile information technology products, electric cars and convenient storage batteries and other areas, environmental protection growing demand for energy, rechargeable lithium batteries is expected over the next decade the global market size will be 12.3 billion U.S. dollars this year, based on the growth of five times, to 77.9 billion USD.

As of 2009, South Korea, Japan and Chinese companies control the global rechargeable battery production 95% market share, Japan’s Sanyo to 20% of the market share leading position, ahead of Samsung SDI and the subsequent share 19% of the respective LG Chem market share. Sony and BYD, respectively with 12% and 7% of market share.

It is reported that South Korean government said that if the progress of research and development projects as scheduled, South Korean technological capabilities should be able to meet the current industry leader in the 80% level, South Korean battery manufacturers in the global market share will amount to 50%.

Success of the world’s largest solar-powered aircraft flight

Posted by admin on July 09, 2010
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The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft manufactured in Switzerland, “Solar-driven (also translated as solar power),” flight 26 hours later, at the local time at 9 o’clock on the 8th that the airport in Ruishipaye landed successfully completed the first day and night flight. This is the world’s first solar-powered aircraft carried out night-time flight.

“Solar-driven” by the president of the project, the Swiss explorer 安德烈勃希 Berg driving. Local time at 6:51 on the 7th, “the Sun-driven” to take off, to 16:40, more than a predetermined altitude 8500 m, reaching 8700 meters, the height of the aircraft battery charging, to prepare for night.

Andre.BoXi Berg said in the cockpit “during the flight, I saw the battery consumption continued to rise, resulting in consumption of electricity over the aircraft.” At 23 o’clock on the on the 7th, “the Sun-driven” down to 1,500 meters high, began to rely on solar power reserves during the day flight.

“Solar-driven” project sponsor, the Swiss explorer Beitelangpi Carr said the night flight of great symbolic significance, verified only by solar energy-driven completion of the feasibility of flying the aircraft at night.

“Solar-driven” span length is 63.4 meters above the installation of 12,000 pairs of solar panels for aircraft weighing a total of 400 kilograms of four battery charging.

“Solar-driven” The size of the Airbus A 340 aircraft equivalent to the weight of only 1600 kg, equivalent to only an ordinary car. Ultra-light aircraft with a carbon fiber material, to reduce aircraft weight, driving the basic mechanical manipulation, not using a lot of electronic equipment, and even body are affixed film, not coated paint.

“Solar-driven” in the first test flight on April 7, the 26 hours day and

Lithium to be a breakthrough core technology enterprises

Posted by admin on July 09, 2010
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With the energy saving and new energy vehicle development plan and related supporting policies introduced, Shenzhen set off a wave of renewed wave of new energy vehicles, and promote the benefit of related industries. Lithium-ion batteries for future car battery the principal direction of development, its promising market. However, recently, “FAW-Ray days to confirm the battery to give up” event Querang lithium market into a puzzle Shenzhen, Shenzhen lithium enterprises are facing growing pains.

Currently, all manufacturers in Shenzhen a “plug-in” electric cars, a phenomenon difficult to reach there, the battery size between big and small manufacturers, are not the same charging interface, and so on, are restricting the rapid development of enterprises in Shenzhen lithium.

It is understood that, due to the lack of national standards, Shenzhen lithium battery business-to-vehicle product concept development process, production process design as well as cost-based methods are inconsistent with the automotive industry, and some even differ greatly.

Thunder Sky Energy Group, Shenzhen is the world’s first successfully developed using water-based adhesives instead of PVDF binder manufacturing high-power, high-capacity lithium-ion rechargeable batteries high-tech manufacturing enterprise. Previously, Shenzhen Lei days repeatedly told the media that will invest heavily mine-day co-operation with the Mainland depot, build electric vehicles, even declared with the First Automobile Group (hereinafter referred to as FAW) has signed a cooperation agreement, the investment in over a hundred million Tangshan built production base. However, recently there is news that the FAW had thunder days in the test battery, that the quality is unstable, so have abandoned.

According to the National 863 Program of major electric vehicle battery testing, director of special winter introduced Prince, Lei Tiansheng battery production center because of failed testing, it can not be sold to the depot. But the other side has responded: “According to China’s relevant laws and regulations, there are no batteries for electric vehicles to comply with the provisions of any national standards or tests be mandatory provisions in domestic sales.”

In response to this argument, the prince said in winter, as early as 2006, China has implemented national standards for electric vehicle batteries, “This country is named QCT743-2006 standard, is mandatory execution, all in China’s electric vehicle batteries are sold By this standard. ”

Since most lithium enterprises are small and medium enterprises in Shenzhen, and to private enterprises of more or less in financing difficulties.

Shenzhen is the first mountain wooden battery lithium iron phosphate batteries to achieve industrial manufacturers. The company started back in 2006, lithium iron phosphate battery research and development, and mass success in 2007. 2009, the company’s sales exceeded 100 million yuan mark, two years turned more than 5 times. In 2009 it was named national “high-tech enterprise”, but the financial pressure has been “shadowing.” It is understood that the battery production and sales cycle is usually 3 to 4 months, during which require large amounts of liquidity; as leading technology, rapid expansion of the market, the factory and the expansion of staff quarters are also necessary; lithium iron phosphate battery technology with a high threshold The performance data obtained mainly rely on laboratory and manufacturing facilities also need to test electric cars, but more headache for companies is difficult to implement the test site.
With BYD, BAK and a number of cross-battery business rise, Shenzhen has formed a relatively complete industrial chain of secondary batteries. Although the number of lithium batteries in Shenzhen project is rapidly advancing, but most of these local companies are “no family” - neither experience supporting the automotive industry, but also with mainstream car manufacturers without capital relationship, it will not only face the pressure of excess capacity, and lithium batteries have to face the giant foreign soldiers arrives.

It is understood that to develop a suitable vehicle environment, excellent vehicle battery, you need to have both battery and car both technical background. Currently engaged in vehicle battery research and development of enterprises that did not experience in auto parts production. Shenzhen lithium battery of their own way home, leading to fragmentation of industry, everyone all of the dry, technical standards, R & D capabilities vary greatly.

In addition, the electric car market development depends on breakthroughs in core technologies. Due to high technical threshold, the reporter learned that the current domestic production in the lithium battery has its own proprietary technology and to realize industrialization of enterprises are still very small. Shenzhen enterprises and technology capacity, currently at the forefront in the country. However, the development of new energy vehicles in Shenzhen but there are also restless, all enterprises have been carrying out technical studies, but the true skill level is not clear, repeat the development of a very serious problem.

According to industry analysis, to develop lithium battery car, a vehicle manufacturer, a member of simply relying on one or two companies, one or two technical support for industrial development is not enough, companies must rely on industry open mind and common technology together to complete. Shenzhen lithium lack of enterprise scale, lack of core technology, industrial technology urgent need to form alliances to a long-term development.

“China National Aviation Department,” Nuggets lithium batteries

Posted by admin on July 08, 2010
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New energy for the future “gold” industry that has no doubt. Cheng Fei Integration (002 190) and Science and Aviation (600 316) is ready to co-Founder of the affiliates with Air lithium massive capital increase, in order to learn, “Nuggets.” For the successful completion of capital increase in order to achieve controlled, integrated into the fly suspended from the end of June since the planning and fund-raising issues.

Today, integrated into the fly and accomplish the task of both the announcement that, together with other investors and companies associated with prescription flight on July 5 lithium replenishment of intent signed an agreement on the replenishment of the cooperation in aviation lithium intention was agreed.

Under the agreement, the replenishment of funds to pay in two phases. Phase I funding: Capital Increase Agreement was formally signed within 30 days to accomplish the task of monetary funds 38 million yuan, Yufeng capital investment of about 155 million yuan in money, money funds invest in the aircraft at about 45 million yuan, Cheng Fei integration money fund 20 million yuan, AVIC monetary funds and other investors about 60 million yuan to 75 million yuan to pay the contribution. Phase II funding: complete integration into the flight and non-public offering to raise funds in place 30 days after, to be paid in money funds invested one billion yuan. Rough calculation, two replenishment, the replenishment of the side injected a total of over 1.3 billion in registered capital of Air lithium will be close to 1.5 billion.

Financed through the two periods, the cumulative investment into integrated fly 10.2 billion, is expected to total capital increase is completed in about 60% of Air China shares lithium, in order to achieve absolute control of the lithium in the Air.

To raise funds to complete the capital increase in flight lithium, have been integrated into the flight suspension for several days. Inc. today announced, intended to 9.70 yuan / share private placement is not more than 106 million shares, which raised 1.02 billion yuan in funds would be used for replenishment of the Air lithium ion battery development projects. The total investment amounted to 1.7 billion project will build 680 000 000 AH high-capacity lithium-ion battery production capacity. The construction period is 38 months. After completion of the project is expected to average net profit of 3.74 billion yuan, investment of financial internal rate of return 23.10%.

Information, the Air lithium is a one-person limited liability company, registered address in Luoyang, a registered capital of 135 million yuan, mainly engaged in lithium-ion battery and related integrated product development, production, sales and marketing application development; in goods and technology import and export business.

Li-ion battery technology as the most promising green secondary battery, has a wide application fields and future, is important in China constitute a new energy strategy. Hongdu Aviation that replenishment of this fund will be mainly lithium aircraft construction of “lithium ion battery project”, based on the new energy industry is a good policy environment and development opportunities, the company intends to participate in capital increase through this route Lithium “Lithium-ion battery project “, allows the company to quickly enter the lithium-ion battery with tremendous room for growth in this area can get a better return on investment.