In hybrid vehicles, nickel metal hydride batteries in the next five years to maintain an advantage and will dominate a larger market share. The lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid cars will gradually raise the share.
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher Huang claims that B133EW01China’s nickel-hydrogen battery technology is not mature industry; there is no mass production capacity. If you now go to the introduction of advanced equipment, so the time has late, too big a price to pay, how to develop the need for a comprehensive thought.
But at the same time, China is rich in nickel metal hydride battery raw materials. China Automobile Industry Association, Executive Vice President and Director General Yang said: “Our country is rich in rare earth materials, but our technology can not be processed rare earth materials for automobiles would use the permanent magnet materials, we can only export of rare earth, permanent import Magnetic Materials.”Therefore, how to maximize resources for many of the industry thought.
Huang Xenia suggested domestic enterprises NiMH batteries should further enhance the level of key materials, for integration into the industrial chain. “If a large number of rare earth resources into car battery materials, China is still a good chance. Master Keli Yuan NiMH battery raw materials, the company is the largest manufacturer of nickel LP141WX1 foam, nickel metal hydride battery if domestic companies are like the company into the same chain, although not achieve the main role, but can play a key role in material supply, as valuable. “
Beijing Nonferrous Metal Research Institute, Senior Engineer Energy Materials and Technology Research Institute, Dr Wei Navy to reporters about the nickel-hydrogen battery, a new application areas - replacement batteries, he thinks this will be the future of nickel-hydrogen batteries as a major development direction. “Ni-MH battery applications in emerging areas such as replacing disposable batteries obvious advantages, has shown very strong growth momentum.” According to him, Japan’s Sanyo products for the consumer market has developed a low self-discharge rate of Ni-MH battery , after 1 year storage capacity retention rate of 85% capacity retention rate after two years 75%, completely breaking the traditional nickel metal hydride battery storage performance difference (ie self-discharge rate and storage capacity retention after 1 year was 50% Two years later, the basic capacity to zero) the disadvantages of the traditional Ni-MH battery into the era of new applications, is expected to replace disposable batteries. A low self-discharge rate of NiMH battery is equivalent to a one-time 1000-2000 Day, and the larger, higher power, fully green, dry batteries can significantly reduce the one-time application, energy conservation, protecting the environment.
It is understood that, in 2007 and 2008, low self-discharge rate of Sanyo Ni-MH battery shipments were 25 million and 30 million, and increased year by year. As at the end of October 2009, the company’s low LTN141W1 self-discharge rate of Ni-MH battery shipments has accumulated more than 100 million. Wei told reporters that the Navy, some domestic universities, research institutes have also been doing research in this area, but not excellent, lots of low self-discharge rate of the stability of a good NiMH battery anode material, domestic battery and low self-discharge Battery compared with foreign products, there is a wide gap.
