Panasonic on Laptop Battery Safety and New Li-ion Technologies

Vikingod · Feb 16, 2007, 02:46 AM

Source: DailyTech
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Following the Sony laptop battery fiasco of 2006, intense interest has been paid to the safety of the portable energy source. The IEEE is in the process of updating its standards for laptop batteries, and some companies are developing their own improved cells. One such company is Matsushita, best known for its Panasonic brand in North America, who makes lithium-ion batteries for notebooks.

DailyTech spoke with Michael Buckner, Senior Manager for Panasonic's Energy Solutions Lab, about the electronic company’s role and future in batteries. While Sony was the goat in last year’s laptop battery, Matsushita had a very small Japan-only recall of its own. Despite the fact that Sony was the one stumbling in its lithium ion products, the entire consumer public began to worry about the safety of all laptop batteries.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Panasonic on Laptop Battery Safety and New Li-ion Technologies Source: DailyTech __________ Following the Sony laptop battery fiasco of 2006, intense interest has been paid to the safety of the portable energy source. The IEEE is in the process of updating its standards for laptop batteries, and some companies are developing their own improved cells. One such company is Matsushita, best known for its Panasonic brand in North America, who makes lithium-ion batteries for notebooks. DailyTech spoke with Michael Buckner, Senior Manager for Panasonic's Energy Solutions Lab, about the electronic company’s role and future in batteries. While Sony was the goat in last year’s laptop battery, Matsushita had a very small Japan-only recall of its own. Despite the fact that Sony was the one stumbling in its lithium ion products, the entire consumer public began to worry about the safety of all laptop batteries.