What's this battery for?

[guiri]

Guys, just got this in the e mail and I was wondering what this battery is for?
http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1963

George

 

[WildRice]

SWEET!!! looks like a smaller version used for proto electric cars and cycles.
As far as what to use it in??? I would try something for camping or emergency lighting.

Jeff

 

[matrixshaman]

25 Amps - that's impressive in a Li-Ion. Looks like it could be a backpack flashlight - would have some serious runtime if you could get it into a secure holder and put it in a backpack - then run a Cree headlamp off it. I really have no idea what it's intended purpose was unless possibly a laptop. Since they don't say and have a big cut in the price I'm guessing it was built for some special purpose but is now being offered to the hobbyists for whatever they may dream up as a use.

 

[Fallingwater]

A pizza box flyer without the pizza box

Seriously though, it's probably meant for large packs. It's the only application I can think of where flat large and powerful is better than thick round and powerful.

 

[havand]

I can think of a few great uses for it. Cars, motorcycles, mopeds, camping supplies, etc

 

[GilmoreD]

I thought I saw a TV special about these. They're for the hybrid cars.
Dave

 

[Fallingwater]

I thought I saw a TV special about these. They're for the hybrid cars

What I thought. Put a whole lot of them one on top of the other and you get a rectangular pack good for vehicles.

 

[wakibaki]

Just under 9 inches square and half an inch thick. Looks ideal for lots of OEM electronic devices, portable DVD player, laptop? $120. That's 3.7*25=92.5 watt-hours. That's nearly 8 10Ah NiMh which is 96Wh. all-battery have 8*10Ah D cells for ~$60, so not the cheapest, but for that they weigh 650g as opposed to ~1300g.

It's only rated for 5A unfortunately, so it won't be featuring in the power cell of any electric UAVs (or other vehicles).

w

 

[sceva]

It reminds me of the batteries that poloroid used ( Polopacs??) Some Poloroid film packs had the battery built into them so you always had fresh batteries.

 

[Fallingwater]

I still have some of those polaroid packs. Any charge the held is long gone (they are primary cells so not rechargeable), but they look cool.

 

[roadie]

from my view, the lion is for building a combined serial or parallel lions, needed especially when it is needed to power a 'mini-watercraft', as instead of using the old SLA ... or use on some high tech motorized 'skateboards' ...... use when money is not a issue but when or size is ...

 

[altis]

It's only rated for 5A unfortunately, so it won't be featuring in the power cell of any electric UAVs (or other vehicles).

Errrm.. it's 25Ah or around 92Wh.

Look at the size of the terminals - it's for a high current application. I'd suggest that it is intended for automotive use. In Birkenhead, I've riden on a bus that's powered entirely by lead-acids. The Prius uses NiMh technology - possibly better suited to short term, high demand use - but I'm sure someone will use Lithium-Polymer. Like this:
http://www.killacycle.com/

The cell's manufacturer, Tenergy, make quite a few models:
http://www.tenergybattery.com/index...shop.browse&category_id=20&Itemid=27&vmcchk=1

 

[Christexan]

Although the energy capacity of that cell is pretty high, as someone pointed out, the spec sheets show a nominal discharge current rating of 5A (the sheet says they "can" go higher, check with them for details or customized ones, something to that effect). So this wouldn't be good for automotive usage in my opinion, where 40-60 amp draws can happen regularly on startup, and not good for electric car usage (at least not without some supercaps in line with it) as the current draws and charge rates can be tremendous.
What it looks like to me is an external laptop battery pack, the kind that typically clip underneath the bottom of the laptop to provide extra long runtimes. Or it could go to a portable projector, or something of that nature, basically something flat and portable.
of course many could be paralleled for current sharing, but by itself that (laptop accessory battery) seems the most likely match to the form factor.

 

[Fallingwater]

I'm sure someone will use Lithium-Polymer. Like this:
http://www.killacycle.com/

The killacycle is powered by LiFe A123 cells, not LiPo.

 

[wakibaki]

Errrm.. it's 25Ah or around 92Wh.

Yes, it's rated for discharge @ 0.2C which is 25*0.2=5A. I been interested in electric flight a long time. We always look at the discharge rating...

w