Consumer Electronics

Ionova is developing new storage technologies to increase the run time, charge rate and cycle life of mobile electronic devices.

As mobile electronics become increasingly sophisticated, the demands placed on the energy storage escalate in terms of energy stored (device run time), charge time, useful life (charge cycles) and safety. For example, MP3 players are also video players; smart phones are multi-media platforms; laptop computers are constantly increasing processor speed; digital cameras are continually increasing image resolution and record high definition video.

3-D Nanofilm™ ultracapacitor

Mobile devices are being developed with energy management intended to increase run time, but these approaches can also increase the magnitude of power surges. While ultracapacitors could be used to reduce the effect of these surges on the main battery, current ultracapacitors lack the necessary energy density, cost, safety and system voltage scalability. Ionova’s 3-D Nanofilm™ ultracapacitor is being developed to address these issues.

3-D Nanofilm™ lithium-ion

Mobile devices and backup power systems for stationary electronics demand improved energy storage in terms of usable energy, cycle life, charge/recharge rates and system voltage scalability. Ionova is developing the 3-D Nanofilm™ and other Li-ion technologies to address these issues.

3-D Nanofilm™ lithium-air

In the case of laptop computers, smart phones and everything in between, run time is the key challenge. In terms of the device energy source, this translates into energy density. Lithium-air batteries promise to provide a significant increase in stored energy vs. the lithium-ion batteries used to power mobile electronics today; however, a number of important hurdles remain before this technology can be used in consumer applications. Ionova's 3-D Nanofilm™ technology is being developed to enable Li-air batteries that live up to their promise by improving not only Li-air's usable energy, but also improving the crucial characteristics of charge/discharge efficiency, charge/recharge rates and cycle life.