• DocumentCode
    1944263
  • Title

    Light weight engine start battery based on Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology

  • Author

    Bhardwaj, Dr Ramesh ; Brantner, P.

  • Author_Institution
    BOLDER Technol. Corp., Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    11-14 Jan. 2000
  • Firstpage
    323
  • Lastpage
    327
  • Abstract
    BOLDER Technologies Corporation (BOLDER) has developed a lightweight emergency automobile starting unit of less than 5 pounds based on their patented Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology which is capable of starting many automotive engines. Currently marketed as SecureStart, the system is capable of starting cars, small trucks, motorcycles, motorboats, generators, snowmobiles and aircraft.
  • Keywords
    automobiles; electrochemistry; lead acid batteries; metallic thin films; starting; BOLDER Technologies Corporation; Pb; SecureStart; Thin Metal Film (TMF) technology; emergency automobile starting unit; lightweight engine start battery; valve-regulated lead-acid batteries; Aircraft propulsion; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Battery powered vehicles; Engines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Lead; Switches; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 2000. The Fifteenth Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    1089-8182
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5924-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BCAA.2000.838424
  • Filename
    838424