Battery Power - January/February 2012 - (Page 3)

Inside this issue of January/February 2012 Volume 16, Issue 1 editor’s choice East Penn’s Batteries Play Key Role in Solar Energy Storage Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 4 The Rechargeable Battery Association Endorses UN Efforts to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Transport Safety Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 6 Features About the Cover: A123 Batteries are used in the Fisker Karma. Photo courtesy of Fisker Automotive Usable Energy: Key to Determining the True Cost Of Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 8 Battery Chargers – Moving Towards Smart Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 12 Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns of a Changing World . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 15 Can Ultracapacitors Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Market?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 30 Cracker Barrel to Install Blink DC Fast Chargers to Electrify Tennessee Freeways, page 6 New Products Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 18 Charging & Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 19 ICs and Semiconductors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 21 Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 23 Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 24 New THINERGY Micro-Energy Cell Product Family, page 18 dePartmeNts Industry News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 25 Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 29 Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 29 www.BatteryPowerOnline.com Programmable Buck Regulators Deliver 96 Percent Efficiency, page 22 January/February 2012 • Battery Power 3 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Battery-Power-Magazine/481852405315 https://twitter.com/BatteryPowerMag http://www.BatteryPowerOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Battery Power - January/February 2012

Battery Power - January/February 2012
Contents
East Penn’s Batteries Play Key Role in Solar Energy Storage Project
The Rechargeable Battery Association Endorses UN Efforts to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Transport Safety Regulations
Usable Energy: Key to Determining the True Cost Of Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles
Battery Chargers – Moving Towards Smart Chargers
Battery Evolution: Ensuring Batteries Meet the Safety Concerns of a Changing World
Batteries
Charging & Testing
ICs and Semiconductors
Components
Power Supplies
Industry News
Marketplace
Calendar of Events
Can Ultracapacitors Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Market?

Battery Power - January/February 2012