From the Baghdad batteries (about 250 ñ 640 BCE) to its modern form developed with Voltaic cells by Alessandro Volta in 1800, the search for improvements in ways of developing the battery has continued until today. Batteries played a very important role in technological advances through the storage of energy in the form of electricity.Most electronic device use this as substitute where direct current is unavailable or impractical. Its invention gave way to a wide variety that it now can suit almost any type of operation that needs stored electrical energy. Likewise, with the invention of cell phones rose the need for continued improvements on cellular phone batteries.
The NiMH: Although released in the 1990ís the Nickel Metal Hydride type of cellular phone battery was developed in 1970 by Stanford Ovshinsky of Detroit. For 20 years this design was not able to take off until prices of components fell. From thereon the batteries became the rage. Power packed and more reliable than previous chemistries, the NiMH cellular phone battery packs twice as much energy than NiCD’s of equivalent rate.
In some instances it has shown to pack as much power than the bigger extended life NiCD batteries. It can also take 700 to 900 cycles of charges and recharges compared with NiCD’s 200 to 400. Unlike the NiCd, the NiMH cellular phone battery has very little or no memory effect which means that recharging an NiMH cellular phone battery before it is fully drained will discharge very minimal of its energy the next time it is used. NiMH cellular phone batteries are also ideal for motorists as it can be recharged 60% in 15 minutes by car chargers. Although slightly higher priced, the NiMH lasts twice longer than the life span other cellular phone batteries.
The Lithium Polymer and the Lithium-ion. If NiCD was used widely in older phone models, these cellular phone batteries are making its way in many new phones. Built on latest and most advanced technology, these batteries are the most compact, the slimmest and the lightest. The Lithium-ion offers up to 250 hours of standby time and 5 hours of talk time the lithium polymer cellular phone battery will last twice that long.
The NiCD: Nickel Cadmium cellular phone batteries are the most widely used in cell phones that operate in the range of 500 to 650 milli Amp Hours. Nickel Cadmium cellular phone batteries however are manufactured using older processes and is on its way out being replaced by better performing batteries.
NiCD’s also develops a memory effect giving the battery a shorter life between charges. If the battery is for example recharged after it has not yet fully discharged off its energy, the level from which you charge it will become its reference point the next time charging is done, which means that the full potential capacity of the battery can not anymore be used. It also tends to lose its charge every day (about 1%) even when not being used.
Lithium Polymer Battery (Li-Poly) is the newest and most advanced technology for cellular phone batteries. This brand new chemistry of battery allows for the most compact cells available. Li-Poly batteries are extremely light and thin and allow the most battery life for the size. Lithium Polymer cellular batteries share all of the benefits of Li-ION batteries but will last over twice as long.
The NiMH: Although released in the 1990ís the Nickel Metal Hydride type of cellular phone battery was developed in 1970 by Stanford Ovshinsky of Detroit. For 20 years this design was not able to take off until prices of components fell. From thereon the batteries became the rage. Power packed and more reliable than previous chemistries, the NiMH cellular phone battery packs twice as much energy than NiCD’s of equivalent rate.
In some instances it has shown to pack as much power than the bigger extended life NiCD batteries. It can also take 700 to 900 cycles of charges and recharges compared with NiCD’s 200 to 400. Unlike the NiCd, the NiMH cellular phone battery has very little or no memory effect which means that recharging an NiMH cellular phone battery before it is fully drained will discharge very minimal of its energy the next time it is used. NiMH cellular phone batteries are also ideal for motorists as it can be recharged 60% in 15 minutes by car chargers. Although slightly higher priced, the NiMH lasts twice longer than the life span other cellular phone batteries.
The Lithium Polymer and the Lithium-ion. If NiCD was used widely in older phone models, these cellular phone batteries are making its way in many new phones. Built on latest and most advanced technology, these batteries are the most compact, the slimmest and the lightest. The Lithium-ion offers up to 250 hours of standby time and 5 hours of talk time the lithium polymer cellular phone battery will last twice that long.
The NiCD: Nickel Cadmium cellular phone batteries are the most widely used in cell phones that operate in the range of 500 to 650 milli Amp Hours. Nickel Cadmium cellular phone batteries however are manufactured using older processes and is on its way out being replaced by better performing batteries.
NiCD’s also develops a memory effect giving the battery a shorter life between charges. If the battery is for example recharged after it has not yet fully discharged off its energy, the level from which you charge it will become its reference point the next time charging is done, which means that the full potential capacity of the battery can not anymore be used. It also tends to lose its charge every day (about 1%) even when not being used.
Lithium Polymer Battery (Li-Poly) is the newest and most advanced technology for cellular phone batteries. This brand new chemistry of battery allows for the most compact cells available. Li-Poly batteries are extremely light and thin and allow the most battery life for the size. Lithium Polymer cellular batteries share all of the benefits of Li-ION batteries but will last over twice as long.