13-04-2013, 03:16 PM
Bio-Battery: Clean, Safe, High-Energy Density Power Source
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Background
Bio-Battery generates electricity from renewable fuels (glucose, sucrose, fructose, etc) providing a sustained, on-demand portable power source. Advantages: energy density, size/weight, instant recharge, flexible shape, renewable biocatalysts, green, room temperature operation, readily available fuel source.
Applications
Product developed in collaboration with U.S. Army CERDEC and its Army Power Division to ensure compatibility with Warfighter needs.
Military Applications: Soldier portable power, unmanned chem/bio detection (large insects), MAVs, remote surveillance (tree-sap), etc.
Commercial Applications: Consumer electronics (cell phones, PDAs, etc), implantable medical devices (pacemakers, insulin pumps, etc)
Stability
Plot of maximum current (at 10-ohms) versus time for Bio-Battery prototype after various storage conditions.
Shows robust, repeatable, and reliable performance and stable operation from -30°C to +55°C for >6 months.