05108nam 2200601Ia 450 991100659780332120200520144314.01-282-71160-197866127116020-08-093254-1(CKB)1000000000578717(EBL)365565(OCoLC)314989325(SSID)ssj0000109187(PQKBManifestationID)12034432(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109187(PQKBWorkID)10045722(PQKB)11104024(MiAaPQ)EBC365565(EXLCZ)99100000000057871720081210d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBattery operated devices and systems from portable electronics to industrial products /G. PistoiaAmsterdam ;London Elsevierc20091 online resource (401 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-444-53214-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Battery Operated Devices and Systems: From Portable Electronics to Industrial Products; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Areas of Battery Applications; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Application Sectors and Market Considerations; 1.2.1. Computing; 1.2.2. Communications; 1.2.3. Portable Tools; 1.2.4. Medical Applications; 1.2.5. Other Portable Products; 1.2.6. UPS and Backup Batteries; 1.2.7. Aerospace and Military Applications; 1.2.8. Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles; 1.2.9. Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles1.3. Application's and Battery's LifeChapter 2. Battery Categories and Types; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Batteries for Portable Applications; 2.2.1. Zinc-Carbon Batteries; 2.2.2. Alkaline Batteries; 2.2.3. Primary Zinc/Silver Oxide Batteries; 2.2.4. Primary Zinc-Air Batteries; 2.2.5. Strong vs Weak Points and Main Applications of Aqueous Primary Batteries; 2.3. Batteries Used in Both Portable and Industrial/Vehicular Applications; 2.3.1. Primary Lithium Batteries; 2.3.2. Rechargeable Lithium Batteries (Lithium Negative Electrode); 2.3.3. Lithium-Ion Batteries2.3.4. Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries2.4. Batteries Only Used in Industrial/Vehicular Applications; 2.4.1. Secondary Aqueous Batteries; 2.4.2. Thermal Batteries; Chapter 3. Portable Applications; 3.1. General Considerations; 3.2. Video/Audio Applications; 3.2.1. Notebooks, Tablet PC and Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC); 3.2.2. E-Book Readers; 3.2.3. Cellular Phones and Smartphones; 3.2.4. Personal Digital Assistants (PDA); 3.2.5. Mobile TV; 3.2.6. Digital Still Cameras (DSC); 3.2.7. Digital Camcorders; 3.2.8. Portable Players; 3.2.9. Portable VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Phones3.2.10. Professional Audio/Video Equipment3.3. Medical Applications; 3.3.1. Meters; 3.3.2. Therapeutic Devices; 3.3.3. Diagnostic Devices; 3.3.4. Miscellaneous Medical Devices; 3.4. Miscellaneous Applications; 3.4.1. Hobby and Professional Power Tools; 3.4.2. Portable Barcode Readers; 3.4.3. Portable Payment Terminals; 3.4.4. Handheld GPS (Global Positioning Systems); 3.4.5. Fishing Aids; 3.5. Portable Device Power Management; 3.5.1. Power Management of the Device Components; 3.5.2. Thermal Management of the Device Components; 3.5.3. Battery Management3.6. Trends in Battery Selection for Portable DevicesChapter 4. Industrial Applications (Except Road Vehicles); 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Meters; 4.2.1. Power Meters; 4.2.2. Gas Meters; 4.2.3. Water Meters; 4.2.4. Heat Meters; 4.2.5. Flow Meters; 4.2.6. Other Meters; 4.2.7. Meters with AMR Capability; 4.3. Data Loggers; 4.4. Sensors and Sensor Networks; 4.5. Alarms and Security Systems; 4.5.1. Portable Video Surveillance; 4.5.2. Wireless Alarms; 4.5.3. Remote Level Control; 4.5.4. Power Line Surveillance; 4.5.5. Pipeline Inspection Gauges (PIGs); 4.5.6. Access Control Systems4.6. Automatic Assistance SystemsFor researchers interested in devices and systems drawing power from batteries, this book will be a valuable information source. It reports on many applications in detail and presents the essentials of batteries. Links to further reading are provided through the 275 references. In chapter 1, all applications in the portable and industrial areas are introduced. Some market considerations follow with details on specific sectors. In chapter 2, basic characteristics of all primary and secondary batteries used in these applications are reviewed. The most recent trends, especially for the ubElectric batteriesStorage batteriesElectric batteries.Storage batteries.621.31242621.31242Pistoia G(Gianfranco)619218MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006597803321Battery operated devices and systems4392236UNINA