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NEC has developed a thin, foldable battery to be used in cards or clothes, leading to new possibilities such as people walking through ticket gates with fare passes in their pockets.
The 0.3-millimeter (0.012-inch) thick battery can support tens of thousands of signal transmissions on a single charge and can be recharged in less than 30 seconds, NEC said.
The battery "will be used extensively in the future to power all kinds" of gadgets ranging from electronic paper to tags that trace retail goods in real-time, it said.


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Useful, practical guidance for anyone looking to experiment with or design around ultra-thin, flexible batteries (and to follow up on 's points about small portable backup devices).

When evaluating a thin/foldable cell for a project, the most important things to verify are not the press-release headlines but the engineering specs and how they map to your use case. Key parameters to request from the supplier and validate on the bench:

  • areal energy (mWh per cm²) and usable capacity under your expected load
  • nominal voltage and discharge profile across the intended temperature range
  • maximum continuous and pulse discharge current (RF/NFC and backup tasks are bursty)
  • internal resistance / voltage sag under load
  • rated cycle life and bend/flex fatigue (bend radius and number of flex cycles)
  • recommended charge algorithm and protection requirements (overcharge/short protection)
  • packaging options (laminate, pouch, removable module) and washability/ingress protection
  • regulatory/transport constraints if using lithium chemistry

A simple prototyping workflow that avoids common pitfalls:

  1. Obtain a small sample and measure open-circuit voltage, internal resistance (pulse test), and capacity with a controlled discharge to your device cut‑off.
  2. Design a flexible PCB or spring‑contact pad with strain relief; do not solder directly to soft pouch/printed cells. Use welded tabs, conductive adhesive, or mechanical spring contacts.
  3. Add a tiny protection/charge-management board (current limiting, over/under protection, and a regulator or boost as needed). For high-peak loads, pair the thin cell with a small supercapacitor buffer.
  4. Perform mechanical tests: repeated flex cycles, insertion/extraction cycles if in a card, and full wash/dry cycles if for clothing (or choose a removable pack).
  5. Run a safety qualification: short, overcharge, thermal, and humidity tests before any user-facing prototype.

Cautions: thin/flexible cells are convenient but often trade capacity and robustness for form factor. Expect extra engineering for reliable contacts, charge management, and certification if the design moves toward a product.

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Great Idea to have a Memory Chip backup Device that runs on Simple Batteries:)

Sanho Electronics debuted their range of HyperDrive memory card backup devices at the 2K6 International CES. The HyperDrive HD80 and HyperDrive Mini are memory card backup devices, charging through 1GB worth of data in less than 2 mins. Both have native support for up to 8 memory cards

• Uses 4 pcs of AA size battery
• Intelligent fast battery charger (Charge 4 pcs 2500mAh NiMH AA in 3 hours approx.)

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2005/12/sanho_hyperdriv.html

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