Samsung developing explosion-proof flexible battery

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Incidents of batteries that catch fire, swell, or even explode happen regularly. Samsung wants to prevent them with a new type of solid-state battery that’s not only fireproof, but also flexible and resistant to mechanical shocks. Samsung SDI, the conglomerate’s battery making division, showed off the new technology at a trade show in South Korea.

The new type of battery contains a solid electrolyte, instead of the liquid electrolyte that’s found inside most Lithium-ion batteries currently on the market.

So, why are current batteries susceptible to accidents? The lithium ions that move through the liquid electrolyte when the battery is charging can cause the formation of metal deposits on the electrodes, which can lead to short-circuits. Moreover, liquid electrolytes can leak and burn, which is something that you obviously don’t want to happen inside a tightly packed piece of electronic equipment.

Solid electrolytes are more stable, don’t leak, and are not prone to the formation of metal deposits that can cause short-circuits.

Unfortunately, the new technology is not ready for primetime. Samsung still needs to find a way to make the lithium ions move through a solid electrolyte as efficiently as they move through a liquid.

Samsung SDI estimates that it will be able to create solid-state batteries that can match the energy density of conventional designs by 2015. A benefic side effect of the solid electrolyte is that the battery can flex and bend, which makes it ideal for curved phones (hopefully some that are more advanced that the Galaxy Round) and wearable devices.

Source:http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-explosion-proof-battery-284202/

 

Great that Samsung is finding ways in improving the battery to avoid researching every time an incident occurs and preparing for themselves to create curved phones. 

[orangecat]

When the acid from this battery leaks into my hand I know who I'm sueing.

[Snickerzz]

Wonder if this will increase the capacity of the battery without making it bulkier

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

Wonder if this will increase the capacity of the battery without making it bulkier

in it's current state it is less efficient, but they are trying to make it more efficient.

[qwertywarrior]

so they can move from liquid to solid but cant make any of the discoveries made by universities  that multiply storage up to 10x ?

[Warcony]

so they can move from liquid to solid but cant make any of the discoveries made by universities  that multiply storage up to 10x ?

 

So so true.  Its sad that 16 gigs is the standard still (32 almost is). 

[qwertywarrior]

So so true.  Its sad that 16 gigs is the standard still (32 almost is). 

i meant battery storage

 

btw samsung already started V-NAND which is chip stacking

[Warcony]

i meant battery storage

 

btw samsung already started V-NAND which is chip stacking

 

Oh haha my bad   yea I know they started with the note 3 I think, still more reason to have more storage baseline.

[chromeboy42]

Now just stuff a bunch into that tesla that caught fire. No more media scrutiny for tesla!