SCiB Super Charge ion Battery (Lithium ion)
SCiB the Super Charge ion Battery from Toshiba stables is battery that is primarily meant for industrial applications. The battery can be charged to 90% of its capacity in 5 minutes and can last upto 10 years or 5000 recharge and discharge cycles. The present lithium ion batteries that we use for day today use are capable of only 300 recharge and discharge and that is the reason that they start dying after about a year of usage. Another plus point that this battery got is that it maintains high safety standards and it won’t probably explode like the normal lithium ion batteries that usually make the news.
SCiB Major Characteristics
1. Excellent safety
SCiB adopts a new negative-electrode material that offers a high level of thermal stability and a high flash point electrolyte, and has a structure resistant to internal short circuiting and thermal runaway. The possibility of rupture or combustion is very low.
2. Long-life cycle
Capacity loss after 3,000 cycles of rapid charge and discharge is less than 10%. SCiB has an excellent long lifecycle, and is able to repeat the charge-discharge cycle over 5,000 times. This means that the SCiB can be continuously used for more than 10 years with a once-a-day recharge-discharge cycle.
3. Rapidly rechargeable
The superb safety characteristics of SCiB allow recharge with a current as large as 50 amperes (A), allowing the SCiB Cell and SCiB Standard Module to recharge to 90% of full capacity in only five minutes.
4. High power (practical capacity)
The SCiB has an input-output performance equivalent to that of an electric double layer capacitor. This feature is suited to high power applications.
5. Temperature
SCiB operates well in temperature extremes, with sufficient discharge at temperatures as low as -30°C. This characteristic also assures wide application in cold climates.
Tech Specifications of SCiB
| SCiB Cell | SCiB Standard Module | |
| Voltage | 2.4 V | 24V |
| Capacity | 4.2 AH | 4.2 AH |
| Size | 62×95x13 mm | 100×300x45 mm |
| Weight | 150 grams | 2000 grams |
Toshiba has really managed to make this battery very safe as the following video below shows you the live crushing of SCiB battery under operation:
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We would really like to congratulate Toshiba’s efforts for bringing out this battery. This battery has got real potential probably we can soon see the death of the conventional lead acid batteries soon, that are largely being used for industrial purposes. We would like to see this technology brought to Laptop and mobile phone batteries soon as this battery can have lot of potential for growth in this section. Soon we would be able to recharge our laptops, mobile phone and other gadgets under 5 minutes and take advantage of long battery life as well.
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Life of Battery is crucial for almost all electronic components. Everyday we are reading from the news about hundreds of gadgets that can perform many tasks, however if the battery is not designed properly, the sales of gadgets will face a set back. Toshiba has realized it. I hope it won’t be too long till other giants in the electronic industry starts to realize
The problem with this in laptop type use is the heat, at least at high charge rates. At a five minute charge, my present main laptop’s 19.5V 95W battery would, at 50Ax19.5V, be producing 975W, i.e. a one bar electric fire. That is an awful lot of heat to dissipate in such a small space, think what it would do to the average laptop case, not to mention the size of the power brick required. Even limiting the current so the charge time is an hour would produce nearly a 100W, assuming 100% efficiency. Of course, in an industrial setting it is no problem to have sufficient cooling so you can push the recharge as high as the battery can handle. At the moment my laptop’s battery, when not in use, takes around 2.5Hours to fully charge which means that it only has to cope with some 40+W, even then, the battery compartment gets quite warm. However, for the average user, the added safety aspect of these new batteries and the increased number of charges, over conventional ones, is probably of far more significance than the charge rate. Depending on their cost compared to existing batteries of course.
It is pretty heavy for home usage I guess! Even then this sounds impressive! Such a battery would sell like hot cakes if priced right!
I quite agree if the price was right for the other advantages of the much greater number of charge/discharge cycles and the greater safety factors make it worthwhile, even at the same or slightly higher charging rates than we now use. Especially when you consider the fiasco various laptop makers had recently with faulty lith-ion batteries, which probably cost the industry as a whole not far off a $billion.
Though it is probably likely to be a couple of years before the price becomes competitive enough against standard lith-ion batteries, at least for use in the average laptop. However, it will probably appear in tough-book type laptops and similar high end products sooner, as price is less of a factor in the ruggedised and high end market. I for one would be happy to pay an extra £50 ($100) or so on my laptop’s price for one of these batteries if they were offered as an option. As it cost me more than that to replace the battery on one of my P4 2.8 laptops when it finally gave up the ghost after nearly three years use.
I really like to see a laptop version of this battery then probably I would be able to use my laptops for a long time without going to power outlets. Well I guess the price is going to be very high owing to the technology unless it matures and gets mass acceptance.