Lundi 23 novembre 2009 1 23 /11 /Nov /2009 07:25
Refilling laptop batteries!
The Li-Ion battery in my dell laptop battery laptop has been getting a bit long in the tooth. Rated at a 4.4 AH capacity new, /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info told me that it was only holding 1.8 AH now that it was a few years old. (This is normal for Li-Ion batteries, which degrade over time, even without multiple charge-discharge cycles.)
A brand new IBM (or Lenovo now) battery costs over a hundred dollars, but by shopping around I was able to find a "compatible" battery for as low as $50. It was only rated at 4.4AH, but that is relatively close to the 2nd generation 4.8AH batteries that IBM/Lenovo sell for twice as much. I started to wonder dell Inspiron 6000 battery if it might be cheaper to buy OEM li-ion cells and simply replace the cells (keeping the case, and charge/discharge electronics). The first step would be to determine what type of Li-Ion cells I'd need to buy, so I decided to open up my old battery.
As you can see, the standard X31 battery has six cells, in three parallel groups of 2. Cells are nominally 3.6volts, so this adds up to 3 x 3.6 or 10.8 volts. In the photo I have removed the shrink wrapped packaging from one cell to view the markings. Note the relatively complicated PCB along the back side of the cells that handles charging and discharging. If you zoom into the photo, you can see that the controller PCB is connected to each end of every pair of cells (orange and black wires to the far ends, silver metal tab connections to the middle two). This allows the controller to dell Inspiron 9300 battery charge each parallel pair of cells at a different rate. The controller PCB is also connected to a thermocouple that is resting between the two middle cells. This gives the controller a temperature reading on the cells during charging and discharging. If the PCB detects that the temperature is too high, it can lower the charging rate, or shut down the power draw (and laptop). Also note the heat fuse (small white block in series with the power line between the two leftmost cells) that is designed to open the circuit if the charge/discharge controller for some reason fails to maintain a safe temperature. All of these dell Inspiron 9400 battery safeguards are designed to keep your laptop battery from igniting, and will be very important to maintain in any "re-manufactured" batteries.
I actually determined what type of li-ion cells were used by measuring them and then looking for li-ion cells of a similar size. They are about 2.5" high by 11/16" diameter, or very close to the 64.9mm x 18.3m diameter size of a 18650 style cell that I found on www.batteryspace.com.
My battery is rated at 4.4AH, or 4400mAH. As it has three sets of parallel cells, each set of two cells must have a 4400mAH capacity (because they are in series, you add the voltage, not the amperage), so each cell must have a 2200mAH capacity.
From a mAH per dollar standpoint, dell 310-6321 battery batteryspace.com's 2000mAH cells are the best value, but I decided that since the total cost difference was only six dollars, I could afford purchasing the 2200mAH cells. These are slightly lower than the 2400 mAH capacity of the newcells that Ibm/Lenovo now use, and I'll end up with a 4.4AH battery (just like the original part number, before IBM/Lenovo upgraded it to 4.8AH).
Just the cells cost $34.20, but I chose to purchase them with solder tabs attached (an extra $1.50) because I figure the people at batteryspace.com are better than me at attaching tabs, plus having extra tabs to work with (those that come on the cells, plus those I salvage from the original cells) will make my life easier. (Besides, the $7 of shipping is the largest extra expense….if the 2600mAH cells weren't almost twice as expensive as the 2200mAH cells I'd have gotten them just get a 5.2AH capacity battery!) The total cost was $43.42. A week later my batteries arrived.
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Lundi 7 septembre 2009 1 07 /09 /Sep /2009 13:10
Manufacturers called the new national standard mobile phone and laptop battery as soon as possible

For today's Oriental Morning Post, "three kinds of mobile phone and laptop battery explosion hazard potential," the report, the parties Hp 346970-001 battery Amoi response to this was mainly due to lithium batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries previously not the same testing standards caused and called for a new version of the national testing standards as soon as possible . According to reports, Amoi production model № .4 +3.7 V1150mAh lithium-ion batteries at 150 ℃ and thermal shock test failure.

It is understood that this sampling criteria used in the enactment in 2000 GB / T 18287-2000 "cell phone use lithium-ion battery general norm", because of the widespread use of mobile phone and laptops is the nickel-metal hydride batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries, lithium-ion the battery Hp HSTNN-DB02 battery has not yet been widely adopted, so the standard lithium-ion battery developed mainly in terms of testing the direct extension of nickel-metal hydride batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries, including "heat shock test the temperature of the standard 150 ℃, maintained for 30 minutes."

The past two years as handsets become more powerful, the battery capacity is also growing demand, the industry began widespread use of bigger, longer life lithium-ion batteries. But so far, the state authorities have not promulgated a new lithium-ion batteries for the national testing standards. 150 ℃ and the use of lithium batteries as a heat shock temperature standards, which has been a multi-party disputes. This is mainly because in 2000 when the Chinese mobile phone and laptop market, lithium battery capacity is very small, low energy density, 150 ℃ of the standard is no problem, but with the constant development of multi-function mobile phone and laptops and users of the stand-by time requirements, mobile phone and laptop batteries capacity of bigger and bigger, high-capacity battery can not withstand 150 ℃ standards, Hp HSTNN-UB02 battery in particular, more than 1000 milliamperes of high-capacity battery can only be 130 ℃ experiments, so the industry's 150 ℃ or 130 ℃ for the standard has been controversial for many years.

In 2003, the Ministry of Information Industry issued the implementation of YD1268-2003 "mobile phone and laptops and lithium batteries and charger safety requirements and test methods", in which the temperature of thermal shock test standards have been changed to 130 ℃, become the mobile phone and laptop industry, the industry generally Test standards; in September 2005 by the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standardization Technical Committee alkaline battery under the auspices of the national standard revision meeting, the proposed new national standard, "revised edition", in which the temperature of thermal shock test standards Hp DP390A battery change 130 ℃, but for various reasons, is expected in September 2005 promulgated a new national standard still has not issued. It is noteworthy that since 2004, in the UL, CE and other international certification standards for electronic products, the thermal shock test of the standard temperature, have also changed to 130 ℃.

Amoi specifically stated: Amoi procurement of lithium-ion batteries in strict accordance with prevailing standards in these industries are tested at 130 ℃ thermal shock test all qualified, including the tests involved in the № .4 + 3.7V1150mAh battery. Amoi customized for overseas operators are also produced by mobile phone and laptops are used after passing the standard test battery, the quality to be widely recognized by overseas operators.

At present, both the battery manufacturer or the mobile phone and laptop manufacturers in general would be 130 ℃ as a lithium-ion battery temperature of the thermal shock test standards, and in the battery design, production, quality control, procurement and other areas commonly used by this standard. Several domestic and foreign battery Compaq PP2100 battery makers are only committed to do 130 ℃, 130 ℃ has become a lithium-ion battery thermal shock test temperature of the de facto standard.

It is understood that thermal shock test is to place the battery hot-box in order to (5 ℃ ± 2 ℃) / min rate up to 150 ℃ ± 2 ℃ and heat for 30 minutes, the battery should not burst into flames, or leakage. This is a simulation of destructive testing under extreme conditions, in fact, when consumers use of mobile phone and laptops is difficult to encounter such a use of the environment, even 130 ℃, has also been far beyond the daily use of mobile phone and laptops to consumers when temperature limit. In Amoi and other major brand original mobile phone and laptop batteries, have a very eye-catching captions to remind consumers not to the battery into fire or heating in order to avoid an explosion.

In addition to the standard temperature of thermal shock tests, the 2000 version of the mobile phone and laptop batteries Compaq Presario R3000 battery(Compaq r3000 battery) in the old national standard specification for several other standards are the industry's multi-party disputes, when after seven years, the new timing of the national testing standards in the end, the industry waiting for

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Lundi 7 septembre 2009 1 07 /09 /Sep /2009 12:26
"Battery capacity" virtual standard use of time discount

Yesterday, the City Consumer Association published 31 kinds of mobile phone battery Hp Omnibook XE battery comparison results showed that: safety performance indicators more satisfactory and found no bad battery can cause an explosion. However, individual samples of a serious phenomenon of virtual standard, the actual test capacity and almost double the difference between the nominal capacity of the battery usage time is far from the actual identity a long time.

This reporter has learned that this comparison test samples, the municipal consumer association staff to ordinary consumers as the communications equipment from the Beijing random distribution companies to purchase.

Comparative test results show that mobile phone battery Hp F2024B battery capacity indicator reflects the relatively poor, a number of smaller scale of production of virtual manufacturing enterprises standard battery battery capacity is serious. Of these, seven samples of the discharge performance indicators did not meet the national standard.

According to the Beijing Municipal Information Products Quality Supervision and Inspection station, Bing-Sen describes, discharge performance is related to the cell phone battery life an important factor in order to discharge time to assess whether the battery nominal capacity of the actual capacity of the battery line, is excellent in quality assessment battery Hp F2024A battery bad the main indicators.

City Consumer Association warned consumers not to rely too much on the nominal capacity of the battery. As the battery capacity and battery cell the size, weight, a certain relationship, we recommend caution consumers to buy those batteries and battery Hp Omnibook XE3 battery weight and dimensions as the nominal capacity of normal cells too much battery. In addition, consumers purchase mobile phone handset makers often focus too much on propaganda, "stand-by time." According to experts, advertising in the "standby time" are mostly on a specific network, operating environment, the laboratory data, cell phone user's actual use of time depends on the mobile phone power consumption, network environment, the battery capacity, human use and other factors, often a big gap between the time advertising, consumers should choose according to their actual needs.

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Samedi 5 septembre 2009 6 05 /09 /Sep /2009 11:02
The future of the Internet to reach 1.9 million units a need for a breakthrough battery-bottleneck

Global financial turmoil intensified, the growth of the Hp F2299A battery Internet is not just the "winter" where PC market, a blur of bright, or even the whole IT industry has become the first line of initiatives. According to IDC is expected to: 2009 online sales of this in the Chinese market will reach more than 1.9 million units, while 2010 will be more than 2.86 million units.

However, processor platform from Intel dominate the world, in fact, the major manufacturers online homogenization of this product have been very serious. For this type of Internet in this fashion as the main selling point for portable products, the color of the Department, also fell out of the battery, the screen on top of these parts, it has also become the next Internet hot spot Hp F3172A battery in this competition.

12-inch is generally considered to be the critical point of the Internet in this, once a breakthrough compared with ordinary notebook "light compact" superiority will no longer exist, so some manufacturers started to make a fuss about the Internet in this screen. At present, a new generation of ultra-thin, low power consumption OLED screens are generally optimistic that it will replace the current LCD display technology. In January of this year, Samsung's CES 2009 in the United States demonstrated the world's first foldable OLED screens, with faster response, higher contrast, wider viewing angle advantages, is likely to first be applied to mobile phones and Internet access to this and other mobile terminals Hp Pavilion ZT1000 battery products. This is totally caters to the Internet on the screen of this slim demand, with such a screen, many former appears to be the product of science fiction could become a reality.

Even more critical is the Microsoft next-generation operating system, Windows 7 will fully support the touch-screen operation, no doubt for the Internet to further enrich this feature provides a greater potential. The foreseeable future, the Internet will have a composite function of this display system, and has become the key to all kinds of operational applications.

On the other hand, the screen and battery also has irreconcilable "contradictions", bigger screen, higher brightness and power consumption will undoubtedly Hp Pavilion XZ200 battery be even greater. The endurance capacity was now the Internet firms are generally promoted as 4 to 6 hours, often after one year may suddenly be reduced to 2-3 hours, eventually evolve into a nearly impossible from the external power supply. The core technology currently available battery Sony, Samsung and others. For example, the 6-cell battery is now mainstream in general between the capacity of 4400mAh ~ 4800mAh, but Samsung NC10 are equipped with Internet access in this battery capacity of 5200mAh, the longest battery Hp Pavilion ZT1100 battery life up to 9.4 hours.

In recent years, including the IT, chemical and other industries, including manufacturers have been involved in fuel cell research and development. As early as 2007, Samsung Electronics, which has been shown to support one month's fuel-cell laptop battery life, while the Samsung released last year, the use of water and metal to produce hydrogen for the principle of micro fuel cells will be used next year to market its mobile products, In the current mobile phone and the Internet continued integration of this trend, I believe this technology is also likely to apply to the Internet this Hp Omnibook XT1000 battery product.

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Samedi 5 septembre 2009 6 05 /09 /Sep /2009 11:00
hp laptop battery explosions investigating the incident

A small laptop battery explosion killed a young person's life, this incident took Hp Omnibook XT1500 battery place in this year's Dragon Boat Festival June 19. Day of Jinta County, Gansu Province at the camp of iron selected pairs of cities and towns the factory, named Xiao Jinpeng, a welder during the operation, the laptop battery exploded, resulting in broken ribs and punctured his heart died.

The reporter learned from Jinta County Office of Safety Supervision Bureau learned that the explosion of cell phones are well-known brand "hp", the Department of the relatives of the deceased Xiao Jinpeng purchased from overseas, but the laptop and battery type is not clear.

Whether the original battery is still under investigation

According to local media Hp F2019 battery reports, June 19 at noon, the local high temperatures, Xiao Jinpeng was wearing a mask operation, installed in the laptop chest pocket suddenly a loud crash, Xiao Jinpeng fell on a pool of blood, was rushed to hospital after emergency treatment died. Police survey the scene and an autopsy after the preliminary view of Xiao Jinpeng was due to laptop battery exploded in the heat, was severed ribs and punctured the heart of death.

Jinta County Office of Safety Supervision Bureau, said an official from the accident has basically been thoroughly investigated, to determine the accident was caused by a laptop battery explosion.

According to the responsible person said that the deceased is the use of laptops produced by hp, a new model, but uses only about half a year.

Exploding cell phone and battery Hp F2019A battery in the end is a counterfeit product, or hp's regular product, is the key to the cell phone explosion, but so far no conclusions of the investigation. hp (China) Electronics Co., Ltd. Director of Communications and Public Affairs, said Yang Boning, they are informed immediately after the accident sent technical personnel to Jinta County, and meet with the victim's family. The company is currently investigating with the local government departments, waiting for the final results.

Jinta County, head of the Office of Safety Supervision Bureau also indicated that the accident whether the original battery, the current professional departments still need identification.

Explosion to cause death is a national first

In recent years, with the popularity of laptops in China, laptop battery Hp F2019B battery explosion often seen in the news media. Only 7 on 2 and 3, two days, in Hebei and Guangdong had three reports of the accident. In general, the battery exploded in the mobile user's physical and property caused by some damage, but causing the death is very rare. Jinta County, head of the Office of Safety Supervision Bureau said, "the nation's first laptop explosions, so we attach great importance to this."

According to TCL King to the battery center battery experts, the current laptop battery explosion There are several reasons: First, a number of parallel machines to imperfect, such as setting the internal protection circuit may be the protective effect on the battery will be reduced. Therefore, from a certain extent, parallel machines and black cell phone battery will increase the possibility Hp OmniBook 6000 battery of an explosion.

Second, the possibility of non-original battery explosion is higher than the original battery. With original equipment batteries have strict quality certification, the probability of potential safety problems occur is probably one in a million. Rather than the original battery, the probability of potential safety problems occurring bigger.

According to Yang Boning introduction, cell phone explosion took place a very low Hp F1739A battery accident rate. He reminded the laptop users, through normal channels to buy hp phones.

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