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The battery charger manufacturers, their products will be mainly into voltage can be used to recharge the power supply

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

The United States for the artificial retina developed for nano-battery energy

According to PhysOrg Network News January 12, the U.S. Sandia National Laboratory, the latest co-operation of scientists developed a nano-batteries, dell inspiron 5150 battery,dell inspiron 5160 battery can be transplanted into the eyes of the man-made power retina.

U.S. National Institutes of Health’s Eye Research Center for the five-year study of 6.5 million U.S. dollars to provide financial assistance for the establishment of the National Research Center for Biomimetic nano-conductor. According to Professor Susan , the Center aims to set up the field of nano-medicine to the forefront of the rapid realization of ideas. Research Center to natural or synthetic activity of cell membrane ion transport proteins based on the clinical applications for the device nano-materials design, modeling and synthesis work.

Professor that they have been using the multi-polar model theory, understand and predict how transporter structure function to study the electric eel mainly found in the transporter. This information will help us better understand the bio-organic body the question of how to generate electricity, for the design and development of nano-battery is also of great help.

Center, the primary task is to design implantable biological battery produce electricity. Eye Institute of the University of Southern California have developed an artificial retina, the retinal joint use of nano-battery can be used to correct certain types of eye disease macular degeneration.

The study was conducted by multi-disciplinary scientists to work together to complete. Research Center, Sandia National Laboratories nuclear safety management, is responsible for the calculation of theoretical study and work. Professor of the University of New Mexico is responsible for the On the other hand, silicon-based technology used to build components of biological cells. Finally, cooperation with other scientists, algorithms, software, design of technical and scientific computing will be to resolve such issues. Similarly, the results of these studies through seminars and other activities will be shared academics.

Research team plans to expand the scope of cells to disease treatment and organ transplantation in the new device, future research will include the electronic dell inspiron 6000 battery,dell inspiron 630m battery signals, osmotic pump, molecular detection, such as studies of biological ion transport in many aspects.

Battery industry to meet the digital age

Battery is the new century, the driving force behind the electronics industry, it is widely used in cellular telephones, radio communications equipment, computers, peripherals, multimedia equipment and other fields to play. At present, advanced batteries and battery miniaturization has been the trend, digital, intelligent, environmentally friendly, and there is no battery pack protection circuit with a digital display to demonstrate its capacity and the emergence of new chemical formulations, improved production methods, developed a “smart” battery technology, developed a new type of battery measuring instruments. Nevertheless, the consumer must rely on the battery performance and assessment for functional tests. Types of domestic battery nickel hydrogen, nickel cadmium, lithium-ion battery, the main god powerful battery brands (Tianjin power of God), Jade Bird Huaguang lithium-ion battery (Weifang), good battery (Guangdong JIALI), peace Battery (Tianjin peace Gulf), Sanpu Battery (Shenyang in Liaoning Sanpu) and so on.

First, the type and technical status of the charger

At present, the charger has been advanced digital dell inspiron 6400 battery, intelligent, a variety of chargers to complete the operation by the microprocessor, can be achieved to determine the type of battery, according to the user asked to select the charge current, a variety of ways to determine a variety of protective measures Rechargeable battery capacity display, multi-channel or the order of charging the battery at the same time, the battery is full of sound and light features such as tips. This may be a constant current charging, constant current and constant-voltage pulse with a negative drop-down way, you can increase battery maintenance, the maintenance of the battery to increase battery life, and can serve as a communication adapter directly to the mobile electronic equipment power supply. Types of domestic mobile phone charger battery charger, camera battery chargers, electric automatic car battery charger.

Second, the battery and charger of digital

In recent years, do not have a direct supply of electricity power grids for mobile electronic devices have developed rapidly, which is different from the past, desktop electronic devices, can be battery-powered work. They need to shake off the shackles of power line grid, so that users can at any time convenient to carry and use. However, the development of mobile electronic devices and battery technology is inseparable from the development. On the one hand, mobile communications, mobile office, mobile entertainment products has made substantial progress, the mobile communications handsets and other mobile communication terminals, notebook computers, personal digital assistants, video cameras, digital cameras and other products become increasingly popular, Bluetooth technology, etc. objective need high-capacity, maintenance-free, convenient, inexpensive battery. On the other hand, battery technology is maintenance-free lead-acid batteries from nickel cadmium batteries to nickel-hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion battery development, the energy volume ratio, increasing the energy-weight ratio of the Light of the mobile electronic devices small, to avoid a forced distribution Using a large heavy embarrassment faced by the battery, for their “mobile” and possible.
Mobile electronic devices eliminate the inconvenience of the lead, but it also disconnects the link with the power grid, the power supply can only be completed by the battery. Although the IC Corporation, the design of electronic equipment manufacturers are endeavoring to develop low-power products, but the complexity of the function, friendly interface with other electronic devices of communication and other functions make it impossible for a very low power consumption, which is on the battery the requirements of a certain capacity, the battery-powered time or after a charging time is a very important indicator. Mobile electronic devices function on its own in terms of developing very fast, at present the vast majority have been digitized, intelligent, more or less within the control circuit to be completed by the CPU chip. Part of the power supply but it is very primitive, under normal circumstances is only provided by a DC battery to the electronic equipment, and the characteristics of the dell inspiron 5150 battery,dell inspiron 5160 battery itself, the state parameters such as electronic devices are unable to provide, even if the battery can provide their own state parameters, but the parameters of the content of communications and electronic equipment is not a unified interface coordination. This situation the design of mobile electronic equipment manufacturers and matching-based manufacturer of batteries and chargers have a negative impact.

For the design of electronic equipment manufacturing enterprises in the design of mobile electronic equipment had to be abandoned or the monitoring of the battery, do we not care about such as how long the battery will continue to use, the battery temperature, the battery life of key parameters, etc., or by the mobile electronic equipment designers to develop a set of independent battery management system, including the contents of electronic equipment parameters of the battery, communication program, the battery internal circuitry, battery charging program, thus increasing the cost of the design cycle.

Batteries and chargers for the manufacturing enterprises in the production of batteries, especially when the combination of pool and charger, had the electronic equipment of different manufacturers with different battery interface and circuit models of complex products is not conducive to large-scale production.

Therefore, support for mobile electronic devices of a cell or battery to be digitized, should prepare a public figure of the agreement battery. This agreement will integrate the design of mobile electronic equipment manufacturers, battery manufacturers and equipment manufacturers charge characteristics and requirements.

First, the design of mobile electronic equipment manufacturers, they are generally designed digital equipment, and its equipment has a computer chip, microprocessor chip, digital signal capable of communication control. As long as the batteries have digital interfaces, equipment and communication between cells, control can be completed by the equipment, and some even can not increase the hardware cost, increased by only some of the procedures will be able to easily read the parameters of the battery and display to the user. Can be seen that as long as there is uniform agreement on the design of electronic equipment can also be used as the basis for the design of the power of a large number of power-saving part of the design work and shorten the design cycle. In addition, because the dell inspiron 6000 battery,dell inspiron 630m battery interface is standardized, electronic equipment manufacturers may also choose a different battery supplier with a view to get the best service and prices.

Secondly, for battery manufacturers, battery manufacturers as a result of the main basis of knowledge in electrochemistry, the electronic circuit and experience of personnel is relatively weak, respectively, for different users with different design, digital battery, it will be difficult. If there is a unified digital agreement, self-developed or commissioned by other companies to develop digital batteries, less input and quick results, as well as a battery to improve the value-added products.

Third, the battery charger manufacturers, their products will be mainly into voltage can be used to recharge the power supply, control of battery charging and stop charging, given the work of the charger, and battery status display. At present, the charger has been advanced digital, intelligent, a variety of chargers to complete the operation by the microprocessor, can be achieved to determine the type of battery, according to the user asked to select the charge current, a variety of ways to determine a variety of protective measures Rechargeable battery capacity display, multi-channel or the order of charging the battery at the same time, the battery is full of sound and light features such as tips, can be a constant current charging mode, constant current and constant-voltage pulse with a negative drop-down way, you can increase the maintenance of cell functions, maintenance of the battery to increase battery life and AC adapter can be used to directly power mobile electronic devices. Uniform agreement dell inspiron 6400 battery of digital products will help to reduce the number of species, the relative increase output and reduce prices accordingly.

In short, the unified digital battery agreement will benefit all of the vendors in the market to achieve win-win situation.

Wireless Battery Test System with the Company or other discharge load instrument supporting the use of load can also be used independently

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Intelligent battery capacity test system

First, the background of an overview of

New battery put into operation in the former, the need for capacity test; in the operation of the battery pack, can be designed to test the standby time and the actual capacity, in order to ensure the normal operation of the system, also need to check on the dell inspiron 1525 battery,dell inspiron 1526 battery discharge test is generally once a year.

As a result of the performance of batteries depends on the performance of the entire group of cells in a worst, there is a need to discharge process for each section to monitor the battery voltage to the battery voltage dropped to discharge monomer under the limit to stop the discharge, to avoid battery damage the battery and the performance of each section for analysis. Previous discharge mainly variable resistance equipment, resistance disc, carbon, water tanks and so on, the need for artificial regulation of discharge current, the control accuracy of the low labor intensity.

And monitoring the battery voltage monomers are mainly two ways: manual measurement and automatic measurement cable. Manual measurement of the time unable to do so as a result of continuous and simultaneous, more human error, poor accuracy, so the performance of batteries can not be made more accurate, objective assessment, and the heavy workload. Although cable automatic measurement data collected to improve the speed and accuracy, reducing the workload, but the connections are more complicated to operate, there are certain security risks, and can not be ruled out when the first-line collection system to connect wires between the battery have a “bridge voltage “The impact of measurement data. Wireless automatic measurement techniques to overcome the above-mentioned lack of effective, with faster acquisition, measurement and high precision, the unique advantages of ease of use.

Hangzhou Scott Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd. in accordance with the needs of the market through years of development, to a unique patented technology, successfully developed an automatic constant-current discharge equipment - smart battery capacity test system (including smart battery load tester and Wireless Battery Test System). Company to a number of unique patented technology ahead of the level of development and production testing of battery operation and maintenance of equipment, to provide users with comprehensive and reliable dell inspiron 1720 battery,dell inspiron 1721 battery maintenance programs across the country have been widely used, and its excellent performance and improve the The service system has been recognized for many users.

Second, the system program

System

Intelligent battery tester load modules + + constant-current load test wireless battery management system + computer analysis software.

Of which: battery test system, including wireless (wireless cell voltage acquisition module + signal repeater)

System function

System for discharge current control to achieve constant current constant-current discharge and acquisition mode using the wireless real-time acquisition of the single cell voltage. In the discharge, when the group monomer battery terminal voltage or voltage drop under the limit set, or set discharge time that automatically stop the discharge, and discharge can be stopped manually at any time. In the discharge process, the real-time display discharge current, voltage group, the single cell voltage, discharge time and discharge curves and discharge data automatically saved and not the loss of down. The system is equipped with a comprehensive analysis of computer management software for data downloading, inquiry, analysis and report printing, and accurately determine the actual dell inspiron 1525 battery,dell inspiron 1526 battery capacity.

System features

1, Intelligent battery load tester

Constant current discharge, discharge current, continuously adjustable

Automatic shutdown function: battery voltage, or single cell voltage lower than the set value, set the time of discharge

The parameters of the discharge process, the whole curve display, and automatically stored in the device, power-down is not lost

A variety of control methods: front manual control, remote contact control, computer control of the background

Multiple fault protection features, load-discharge of the special and unique control method (patented technology), high reliability, small size, light weight, easy to operate and easy to carry

Flexible way to read the data: devices discharge records can be stored in the “load data store-and-forward device” (portable mobile storage) computer, the computer can also be read directly.

Large-screen LCD high-definition all-English show, simple operation, easy to use

System parameters (discharge current, the protection of the minimum discharge voltage, discharge time, the number of batteries) is free to set up

Computer Management sound analysis software, to view any time of the battery parameters, curve, and generate reports, using computer-controlled discharge can process real-time display of the parameters of the discharge curve

Acquisition single-cell voltage acquisition using wireless transmission, data acquisition quick and accurate

2, constant-current load module

In order to obtain a greater discharge current can be produced by the constant current load and load modules supporting the use of instrument.

Constant current load module controlled by the computer software or load management device, when receiving the arrival of management software or load instrument discharge instructions, began to discharge and cessation of discharge, does not have its own data-processing, preservation and display.

3, wireless battery test system

Real-time monitoring of single cell voltage, current and temperature, data acquisition quick and accurate

Wireless cell voltage acquisition module acquisition of high precision, low power consumption, small size, light weight, easy to use, safe and reliable

Wireless signal repeater with RS232/RS485 communication interface, with the computer, load instrument or other communication and control equipment

Can be measured at the same time up to 4 batteries, dell inspiron 1720 battery,dell inspiron 1721 battery monitoring of the total number of 320

Wireless Battery Test System with the Company or other discharge load instrument supporting the use of load can also be used independently, on-line monitoring of the battery charging and float charging operation

Comprehensive analysis of computer management and control software, real-time measurement data and curves show the data and query and report output.

Sony liquid crystal display speed charger experience

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Sony liquid crystal display speed charger experience

As the market brand rechargeable batteries and chargers messy, mixed, consumer products also do not know much about technology, it is prone to blindly purchase price or even to measure only the phenomenon of choice. Recently, I have to buy liquid crystal display Chargers (Super Quick Charger with LCD) there are good things and we naturally want to share a piece has been fuss even today-laptop battery, finally finishing it up, we hope that they will be charging equipment in the selection of some small revelation. The appearance of this charger with a “beautiful” to describe is not excessive, the “11″ to bring it out, it is a good feeling. Weighing only 110 grams of chargers, and are offered in compact form, it seems on the bags can be ignored. Sony LCD new charger on the domestic market is currently the only state-of-charge function liquid crystal display products, this unique feature allows the user-friendly products Sony has once again proven advantages.

The charger is a clamshell design, the look is not only beautiful, but also, cover the exposed cells, in time to carry out, in addition to moisture can dust it waterproof shockproof. Moreover, It is said that in the event of an accident such circumstances, can effectively reduce the extent of the harm people. Charger with other difference is that the bottom of the clamshell has a LCD screen, thought it is just window dressing decoration, never thought it a good “intelligence”, the charger has an orange backlit LCD screen, even in the dark can also be easy to see, regardless of charge or discharge can be displayed on the screen. Very sensitive to the heavy travel, and as a digital essential accessories, charger package should have all the equipment to meet the supply capacity of the charge. According to experience some of the previous discovery, or to use the original package and battery chargers, chargers suit for their support of a good brand of battery, charging effect, and maintenance of batteries and more to help. Poor quality of the charger, it will not only accelerate the aging batteries, and use of low-grade rechargeable dell battery charger, it will cause damage to electrical equipment. Therefore, from this point is important.

Sony LCD charger with the greatest degree of compatibility and ease of use, very inclusive, to Paul and I travel in the demand for electricity, and easy to use. At the same time, it on the 5th and the 7th for charging rechargeable batteries and battery on the 7th position is independent, to ensure good contact. Digital equipment so that I have adequate access to the electricity.

Travel the least and endure long hours of charging, and so will miss a lot of good scenery, and may also result in regret. I think the choice of the Chargers the most important factor is to look at the speed of its charge, so I have to choose smart rapid charger. General quality of the market the brand better able to do six hours to complete the charge, while the Sony LCD charger speed charger with two hours to two full-capacity 2100mAh battery on the 5th, 4 hours 4 full, if it is on the 7th of 800mAh battery, it only needs one hours and at such a pace on the road can meet the demand, and want to make the shot.

Of course, a good rechargeable batteries but also more time to meet the needs of the application, if the fast charge time, continuing the time lost by the wayside quickly, then on the. We know from the packaging of rechargeable batteries can see “xxx mAh” such a standard code, which is battery power, td347 battery capacity can indicate the size, the greater the value, the longer durability. Typically 2100 mAh Ni-MH battery has sufficient capacity to meet the demand of the. Sony LCD Speed Charger is equipped with four of the 2100mAh capacity for AA (5 #) batteries, from the capacity and reliability of brand point of view, are an excellent choice.

Usually we are not fully aware of all battery depletion charge on the circumstances, and in fact there is often remaining battery power, which after repeated use, rechargeable battery memory effect can occur as a result of available capacity to reduce the phenomenon, according to the report the relevant information, which will reduce the battery power to support the reduction in the number of photographs of about 13%. To solve this problem is in the best way to recharge before the batteries discharge, so that there is no battery power remaining after charge. Sony LCD new speed charger on with such a function, discharge function, but can also be displayed in the LCD screen on the case of a discharge.

The protection of the battery the most important thing is to prevent over-charging, if the charger can not provide protection in this area, we had no choice but to use the timer to control the charging time, in estimating the power to artificially stop after a charge, but usually can not be easily the notes, but also difficult to control, if not careful will cause battery explosion occurred, I have been looking forward to have an automatic monitoring of the charge, after all, you safety first.

Sony liquid crystal display speed charger with voltage detection device that can automatically complete the power-off charge, to avoid over-charging, when the charge temperature anomalies, the protection circuit will automatically cut off power to prevent accidents. Not always as it was before the charge to be concerned about the time, so that the battery will be able to automatic protection.

NDS compatible with GBA SP console dedicated lithium-ion battery

A few days ago a well-known IT hardware network ‘Lik Sang’ for the Nintendo DS battery made a comprehensive evaluation that will be compatible with NDS host a special GBA SP Li-ion battery, attached to the 3 pictures to show contrast, we can see the special lithium dell latitude d610 battery and dell gd761 battery NDS interface with the GBA SP Li-ion battery interface is basically the same, and have to buy a GBA SP and NDS players can purchase back-up battery to save a sum of money, Nintendo in this regard is quite user-friendly design.

Will lose something, some unscrupulous traders already making a greater profit for the renovation of the old GBA SP battery to sell new, I believe that this phenomenon will also appear in the NDS.

Around the battery industry in Fujian Province to carry out special work to bring the pollution problem

Fujian Provincial environmental protection departments at all levels of the State Environmental Protection Administration in accordance with the requirements of 34 of the province of existing battery manufacturers and lead-acid batteries renewable waste processing enterprises were examined, seven of them non-implementation of environmental impact assessment and environmental protection “three at the same time” and illegal sewage enterprises severely dealt with, and battery industries and enterprises focused on industrial pollution sources into the long-term monitoring areas to crack down on illegal business environment, effectively protect the environment and people’s health.

2 5, battery-powered car to run 1 km

Panasonic car OxyRide invented by two AA batteries will be able to drive up. Car weight 18.5kg, could contain a 50kg passenger run 1.23 kilometers, or finish within 74 seconds in the 65 meters.

Of course, this record is the need for the use of Panasonic’s own invention of the Digital Xtreme Power (DXP) dell inspiron 6400 battery. The Panasonic Digital Xtreme Power (DXP) batteries will be listed first half of next year in Europe.

Taiyuan, to enter the peak of the electric car battery scrap

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Taiyuan, to enter the peak of the electric car battery scrap

Taiyuan Road, who lives in the building of Mr. Liu more than a year ago bought a fleet of electric bicycle, after a year of use, non-rechargeable laptop batteries into the power has been, and may replace the old battery but I do not know how to deal with him. Yesterday, a press interview on this issue and found that the earlier the purchase of electric bicycle owners shared. Environmentalists who said the city used batteries for electric bikes to replace the peak has occurred, should be a matter of sufficient importance.

According to statistics, currently there are about a variety of city electric bicycle market 120,000, each year tens of thousands of vehicles to the increase in the growth. It is understood that the market for electric bikes is that the vast majority of used lead-acid batteries, only a small part of a lithium dell battery. Lead-acid batteries primarily by lead and sulfuric acid and other metal components, service life is generally 1-2 years. If people can throw away, will not only seriously contaminated soil and water, but also may lead to human neural metabolism, reproductive disorders, etc., will induce serious malignancy.

South Road is located in the building of a store’s sales of electric bikes said: “Customers can take the old battery to us to new ones, of course, need to pay a certain degree of depreciation costs, usually the cheapest 20 ~ 30 yuan. As a vendor, we is for manufacturers to do the recovery work. “in the Sino-Austrian peace Mall Road, the reporter found a lot of electric cars here are committed to recycling the old store batteries, also said that the recovery is for the manufacturers, but when the reporter asked for a recovery is one, the sales staff said: “how could it?” meaning there is still a large number of used batteries from the loss. Sales of Guangdong and another production of the sales of electric vehicles, said: “do not have to use batteries, we collected did not take place.”

An electric car dealer, said, in fact, manufacturers of electric vehicles is the need for lead-acid battery recycling. However, custody and other aspects of transport and the cost of spending more, recycling old batteries is not worthwhile, so the consumer has committed to recycling of old batteries are often not fulfilled. Village workers in purchasing a waste, a middle-aged man told reporters: “electric vehicle batteries 5 cents a pound.” “How the battery can be sold for money?” To “open the battery, draining a ‘water’, which There are copper and, sell all of these things. “” That’s’ Water ‘was wrong? “” on the back in the sewer in, or down the side of the road is required. In any case,’ water ‘has no use. “in man that was very easy.

How to maintain a digital camera battery

DC used today generally have two kinds of battery: lithium battery, and dedicated on the 5th AA batteries (Ni-MH rechargeable battery most commonly used). Lithium-specific light weight, large capacity, environmental protection, and virtually no “memory effect”, but very expensive, poor general, but also a lot of fakes. Ni-MH battery has a high capacity, deep discharge, overcharge and excessive resistance discharge, and shorter charge time obvious advantages. The most important thing is nickel-hydrogen batteries are cheap, high universality.
     No matter what kind of batteries, with DC as long as it is sold, the general statement in the Notes will be used, and some manufacturers even print a separate report on the use of batteries and chargers guidelines. Some of these instructions is the most basic but also very necessary road maintenance, such as battery charging method should be chosen, such as charge time. Unfortunately, many users tend to ignore these instructions, shelved. Suggestions: For DC novice, spend some time reading these guidelines, is absolutely necessary.

Ordinary users in the use of DC, the battery often do not have a dedicated storage bag; users to replace the battery after the battery of the habit easily placed, regardless of whether the place where a clean, damp. The consequences of such a battery is easy to stain, easy contact with the metal contacts  such as keys, etc., easy to damp, and these are the enemy of batteries. Recommendations: the user should set up a special place at the battery and keep the battery clean. In order to avoid issues such as power loss occurred at the two ends of maintaining contact with the battery and internal battery lid clean and, if necessary, use a soft, clean dry cloth graze.

If DC does not use a long time, the dell 6y270 battery, dell c1295 battery must be removed from the machine and kept in dry, cool environment. This is no disagreement that we are all, but why here also brought up for discussion? Because it relates to another key issue: For the nickel-metal hydride batteries, the battery should be fully discharged and then save, save, or live? These two very different views of what it should be used? Many people think that we should adopt the former, but I think a more reasonable to preserve the battery charged. Because: According to tests, Ni-MH battery to preserve the best condition that saved about 80% charged. This is because the nickel-metal hydride battery greater self-discharge (10% -15% a month or so), if the battery fully discharge and then preserved a long time not to use, the battery will result in the phenomenon of self-discharge the battery over-discharge, will damage the battery. Do not believe? What do you think about buying a new nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries is not all there is electricity, which is the reason. Recommendations: more than compared to correct the wrong point of view, from the right direction to start maintenance batteries, or else they will backfire.

Japan’s flexible solar cells a substantial increase in power

Researchers in Japan through technical improvements, the success of the flexible type of dye-sensitized solar cells a substantial increase in power, each 12 square centimeters can be the output of the battery plate voltage above 4 V, is expected to be used to provide power, such as outdoor advertising.

According to “Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun” reported that dye-sensitized solar cell-based film material in the pigment and power generation components used for power generation, and compared to silicon solar cells, and its advantages can be bent, using the printing technology, which costs relatively low . However, before such a flexible battery, even in strong sunlight, each 12 square centimeters of voltage they can only produce 0.7 volts.

Improved type dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cells up to 4 ~ 5%, is a standard silicon solar cells of 1 / 3. Maximum power of 0.4 watts, test products will be linked to the three modules, voltage up to 12 volts or more. Typically, the voltage above 10 V can be used for storage of electrical appliances and rechargeable lithium batteries, the average cell phone charge 4 hours to complete.

Flexible solar cells that, if the practical application of inputs for outdoor advertising, laptop computers-dell inspiron 500m battery, dell inspiron 510m battery, cell phones and home appliances, such as the provision of power supply products.

“337 investigation” of China beat the United States Energizer batteries sued ITC

Monday, June 29th, 2009

“337 investigation” of China beat the United States Energizer batteries sued ITC

United States International Trade Commission (US International TradeCommission, referred to as ITC) formally announced that 337 of China’s laptop battery of the final investigation finds that: the plaintiff United States Energizer Holdings Inc. (United States Energizer) owned the patent is invalid patents, including Fujian Nanping Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd., including seven Chinese battery companies did not constitute patent infringement - this means that such batteries in China to enter the U.S. market in future will no longer face a patent infringement lawsuit.

It is understood that it is facing in recent years, Chinese enterprises, “337″ investigation of cases the only final victory. Prior to 1997, the United States accused China of a business and food Hangzhou and Hangzhou, the three plants and food additives, such as the use of its patented production process and brought saccharin “337 investigation” applications, ITC investigation in this case when there is insufficient evidence convicted of being sued Chinese companies infringing products.

“It’s the Chinese enterprises are encouraged that China has been by the United States anti-dumping proceedings, Section 337 of the victims of the investigation.” China Battery Industry Association executive vice chairman and secretary general, said WANG Jingzhong. It is, ITC2003 launched in the global 11 “Section 337″ investigation involving Chinese enterprises dell battery and 4 from the same period in our country for the United States the biggest victim of Section 337 investigations. “Responding to too many failed, many Chinese companies have produced a huge psychological shadow.”

But all is far from that moment rejoicing. October 10, the United States Energizer Federal Circuit to the United States courts, but this time the defendant has become ITC - Energizer believes that the U.S. ITC to judge wrong, I hope to form a court to force a retrial of China ITC battery 7 investigation of 337 enterprises.

“Indeed there are certain variables.” October 25, is responsible for external battery Nanfu Kang Jin Wei of Legal Affairs, told reporters. Kang said that ITC was prosecuted after the Nanfu battery and other Chinese enterprises to collect more evidence in order to provide to the ITC as the evidence submitted to the court.

WANG Jingzhong but obviously a lot easier, “the most difficult time has passed, in favor of the possibility of a large.” In the previous case, the ITC through the prosecution and force it to change the final decision of the case very small. Including 1997’s “saccharin case,” the prosecution’s subsequent appeal was also dismissed.

7 battery were “337 big stick”

Time back to May 2003, the United States respectively Energizer seven companies, including China, including 24 batteries outside the United States brought to the ITC, a cause of action is a mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries are infringed patent request ITC to launch investigations and issued requests for ITC exclusion order to prohibit the production of these enterprises are mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries into the U.S. market.

It is understood that the United States “Section 337 of the Tariff Act” the United States of unfair trade imports into two categories: general unfair trade and unfair trade-related intellectual property rights. The latter refers to all people, the importer or underwriters to the United States for the import and sale or sold in the United States after importation is a violation of U.S. law to protect copyright, patents, trademarks, layout-designs of integrated circuits and design the right the behavior of the product.

In accordance with “Section 337″ provisions, as long as the United States and the industry or related industries in the process of establishing the industry, the intellectual property rights constitute unfair trade practices illegal, rather than its cause harm to U.S. industry for the element.

“If the survey shows there is a breach of Section 337, and the other party was unwilling to reconciliation can be based on the terms of products imported into the U.S. market.” Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center Consulting Ying told reporters.

Statistics show that the United States Energizer is the world’s largest manufacturers of primary batteries, 2003 sales of 2.23 billion U.S. dollars. And prosecute violations of the code for the 5,464,709 patent (the “709 patent”), the United States in 1991 Energizer applications received in 1995 the approval of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which is valid until 2011.

Nanfu battery together with the emergence of litigation in the United States list of Energizer were: Zhenglong Guangdong Co., Ltd., Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Tiger Head Battery Group, Ningbo Baowang Battery Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Special Battery Co., Ltd., Bank of China (Ningbo) Battery Co., Ltd.. In other words, if the United States the success of Energizer proceedings, the seven companies before 2011 there is no way to export to the U.S. market for mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries.

“It’s like most of the car has four wheels, this also is a patent?” Jin Kang, the mercury-free alkaline manganese battery production technology is not an original, or which company is unique, and therefore include Nanfu Chinese enterprises, including the battery did not apply in a similar domestic patent protection.

Energizer of the U.S. litigation, Kang Jin Wei was very sudden, even though the battery Nanfu now exported to the United States to go mercury-free alkaline manganese batteries millions of dollars a year, but “does not mean that now is not the future value of the exports are not large. ” 2003

Nanfu battery in sales revenue 682 million yuan, is the nation’s largest alkaline manganese battery production base. At the same China Battery Industry Association, after consultation Nanfu batteries, such as seven Chinese enterprises responding to the decision.

Half-way break an agreement the international united front

“This is a question of fair trade.” Waving the United States of 337 Energizer stick, WANG Jingzhong appears quite angry, and he is even more worrying is that although China is now one-year battery export to the U.S. market only a few tens of millions of batteries U.S., China battery if unsuccessful in this litigation, “Japanese and European companies, is likely to follow-up.”

China Battery Industry Association, according to statistics, the current global output of about one year battery 450,000,000,000 only, while the output of China reached 100 million more than 200, because of Chinese-made battery of good quality and low prices in the global market have a considerable competitive edge.

Energizer Before the United States are also to set up plant in Tianjin batteries, in order to reduce its production costs, the annual production is about more than 100 million only.

“U.S. companies must give a warning to Chinese companies to fight the lawsuit is not a winning one,” lawyers in the same year, China dell inspiron 600m battery, dell latitude d500 battery Industry Association, began consultations with the members, the final decision, from the list of the seven cell enterprises responsible for 70% of the cost of litigation, and the remaining 30% of legal fees by the China Battery Industry Association member units to pay the other, “Today the prosecution of these seven companies, and perhaps tomorrow will be the prosecution of other battery companies in China,” said China’s WANG Jingzhong Other battery companies have become so experienced threat.

In addition to domestic alliance, the Chinese battery companies have begun to seek help in the international market as well as the subsequent prosecution of all the countries of the battery companies to join together to discuss forming a “united front.”

However, before the start of the trial early in March this year, Singapore’s Kingsoft (Golden Power) as well as Japan’s Fuji, Hitachi Maxell, such as taking the lead with the United States amounted to become the reconciliation efforts, millions of dollars to cover the cost of compensation in exchange for the United States set aside the proceedings Energizer .

“At the time of China’s battery considerable pressure.” WANG Jingzhong recalls. In this case, the Chinese battery companies have begun to seek the possibility of reconciliation, but the United States Energizer the terms of settlement proposed by the Chinese battery company has been dumbfounded: not only have to pay millions of dollars in compensation, but also charge a few cents for each battery patent fees, at the same time requested by a designated sales agents.

Department of Commerce: Tips to avoid the United States “Section 337″

The United States “Section 337″ was enacted since 1930 had given rise to much criticism since. Anti-dumping cases and the difference is that in the “337 investigation” in the United States does not need to prove that the domestic industry has suffered in any way, and just to prove the fact that imports of infringing products, and the United States can indeed related industries. Therefore, U.S. companies, the name “337 investigation” relatively low threshold, while for the enterprises involved in the case of anti-dumping suits than more difficult. At present, China has a growing number of enterprises have become the United States “Section 337″ of the victims, to deal with the United States “Section 337″ has become an urgent task.

Secretary for the Ministry of Commerce Industry Injury after Wang Qinhua how to deal with domestic enterprises, “Section 337″ was given three suggestions:

First of all, the export enterprises should refrain from violations of intellectual property rights of others, especially in OEM, OEM’s foreign trade export enterprises should pay attention to whether or not under the single ownership of the foreign products, trade marks, patents, copyrights and other rights documents. If the rights of foreign investors who are neither authorized nor appropriate supporting documents, should be considered legal risks, should be entered into any contract relating to intellectual property rights violations by the foreign investors should be responsible and compensate the loss of one’s own terms.

Secondly, in the prosecution by the U.S. manufacturers, Chinese enterprises should take the initiative to respond in time. Enterprise could be entrusted to trademarks and patents in the area of the law firm expertise, and actively collect evidence, take part in responding to, and actively defend the other dell latitude d505 battery, dell latitude d510 battery party to prove that intellectual property is invalid and so on, to win favor.

In addition, the loss of domestic enterprises in order to avoid the loss of the U.S. market, may consider payment of compensation to reach a settlement with the American Enterprise Institute.

In recent years, domestic enterprises face the United States to investigate the case of Section 337 (incomplete):
◎ 1995 years, ITC in relation to the United States I lost the case of special magnet to Beijing San Huan New Materials Cornett Ningbo high-tech companies and industrial companies to start “337 investigation” procedure in 1999, the parties reached a settlement, and a common request of ITC orders revoked.
◎ 1997, the United States accused China of a business and food Hangzhou and Hangzhou, the three plants and food additives, such as the use of its patented production process and brought saccharin “337 investigation” application. ITC at the end of the case investigation found insufficient evidence being sued Chinese companies infringing products. Later, the prosecution’s appeal was also dismissed.
◎ 2003 on 4 day 2 years, ITC to Beiqi Futian Automobile Co., Ltd. US-bound production of agricultural tractors and mower are suspected of infringing intellectual property rights of an American company may be in violation of “Section 337″ as an excuse to start the company, ” 337 investigation. ”
◎ 2003 on 7 day 2 years, ITC also announced that Deere & Company to apply for the United States of Jiangling Motors Corporation three Chinese companies to start the “337 investigation” on the grounds that these companies export or sale of Deere farm vehicles suspected of infringing the company’s registered logo.
◎ 2003 on 3 day 3 years, ITC to include seven Chinese companies, including 15 companies suspected of violations of the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s “Viagra” patent and the “337 investigation.”
◎ 2003 years 5 months, Nanfu Battery Co., Ltd. and so on seven well-known Chinese enterprises due to suspected violations of the United States Energizer and Eveready’s mercury-free alkaline battery patent was “337 investigation.”
◎ 2004 years 3 11, the United States Zoran  Zoran, Oak  Oak chips in the two companies of patent infringement will be 12 from six countries and regions, business divisions on the ITC, the investigation and made 337 applications for new branches 10 players, such as domestic enterprises in the cases of the accused.
◎ 2004 years 7 20, Ningbo Group 4 pens and other enterprises, by the U.S. company sanford stationery business out on the “337 investigation” of the dock, sanford Beifa allegations, such as products sold in the United States violated its “commercial Appearance. ”

Approximation notebook fuel cell in 2005 New Prospect

The working principle of the fuel cell: oxygen and hydrogen into water, is environmentally friendly. Oxygen directly from the air, and hydrogen can be used in place of a liquid, such as alcohol. Each fuel cell can provide 0.4V voltage, if the notebook according to the current demand on the voltage of about 6V, then the group will need to fuel cell 15. The right side of the figure for the fuel cell group of the physical model. Fuel Cell Group schematics, drawing air through an air pump to be oxygen, and a fuel pump through the extraction, after the chemical reaction required for electricity and reaction product of water. In addition, there are two drawbacks of fuel cells, from a start-up time, it needs a warm-up time to meet our power requirements. In addition, it can not use the process to provide a very stable output, the middle of a certain stage there will be a substantial decline, if these two issues are not resolved then it is difficult to be applied to real practice. In understanding the principles of the relevant knowledge, let us not talk about the WPC EXPO exhibition research and development of new products that you use this fuel cell NEC notebooks. Rear fuel cell using the program. R & D compared to last year’s models, this new more streamlined in appearance. But the volume is not so satisfactory.

This fuel cell can support 10-hour notebook working hours. It is still the way of fuel injection is also used a whole can only be replaced in the near future dell latitude d520 battery, dell latitude d600 battery, fuel cells can replace single-core, but depends on the relevant provisions of local law.