Batteries That Are Powered by Air: What You Need to Know
For many years, Hibar Systems has been a leading brand for pressurized pumps that are used in making batteries. The electrolytes that can be found inside the dry cells are measured and distributed through the use of Hibar pumps. Today, we will discuss the conventional batteries and the newly develop air-powered batteries.
Batteries and How They Work
We are all familiar with batteries. There are many instances when we use not just one but several types of batteries. We used the regular AA or AAA batteries for our clock and remote control, while we use C and D batteries for flashlights and other small equipment with high energy requirements. On the other hand, we use lithium batteries for our wristwatches and a box-type for car batteries. As most of us are already aware, batteries are used due to their stored energy. Thus, we often use batteries for things that need electricity or power but cannot be plugged in all the time. More complicated batteries are used for pressurized tanks.
Inside the batteries are bars that are known as cathode and anode. The cathode connects to the positive terminal while the anode connects to the negative terminal. Surrounding the cathode and anode are electrodes, while electrolytes are responsible for the flow of these charges towards the cathode and anode. Hibar pumps are used to add the precise amount of electrolytes in a dry cell. The inside of a battery works like an air pressure tank. The elements are suspended inside the dry cell until an outside control initiated a movement.
Air-Powered Battery: What You Need to Know
Air-powered batteries are the newest innovation in the manufacturing of dry cells. Batteries that are made of zinc and other heavy metals often weigh much. Due to the metal components and the electrolyte content, batteries are heavy. More so when they are meant to power large equipment such as a car. With air-powered batteries offer many advantages that a regular battery does not have. Here are some of them:
It is lightweight.
With oxidation as a means of charging, and accompanied by the natural lightweight characteristics of aluminium metal, air-powered batteries are extremely lightweight. This trait is advantageous when used for already heavy equipment.
It has more power capacity compared to the old batteries.
While air-powered batteries are lightweight, that doesn’t mean that their capacity is compromised. In fact, since the inside of an air-powered battery would be so much like a vacuum, it can contain more charges than the typical dry cells which will entail more power capacity.
It is environmentally friendly.
Another important reason why many researchers are pushing the idea of air-powered batteries is that this innovation will be more environmentally friendly compared to the previous ones. As oxygen will replace the chemicals used to move the charged molecules inside the cell, there will be less waste and carbon footprint.
Want to know more about various precision equipment in Singapore? Check out Unicontrols page for more information about our products and services!
